Re: New Virus

From: Billy Verreynne <vslabs_at_onwe.co.za>
Date: 2000/05/22
Message-ID: <392928d0.273212462_at_news.saix.net>#1/1


"Bernadette" <bernadette.pinto_at_tesco.net> wrote:

>What's the point of the hoax anyway? Is it like chain mail?

When this type of virus hoax was first spread, someone did an analysis and comparison of it against that of a real computer virus.

Can not recall all the text, but the author concluded that this hoax can be in fact thought of as a virus. The only difference is that where a 'normal computer virus' uses various "computer techniques" to transmit and infect, this type of hoax uses the mind of the user. Basically infecting the user's mind and then causes the user to replicate the virus and infect other people's minds with it.

Billy Received on Mon May 22 2000 - 00:00:00 CEST

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