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Re[2]: Get your computer viruses here!
From: Pierre Vandevenne <pierre () datarescue com>
Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 22:00:27 +0100
Good Day, vs> security people can learn from it. We wouldnt have techniques like binary vs> diffing or call graph comparison / analysis if it wasnt for malware. And vs> those methods are useful for much more than malware. We would, but they wouldn't get as much publicity in our circles. vs> Also the idea of software protections (packing and encoding) that come out vs> of malware are useful for copyright protection and other "binary security" vs> needs. Really? Like ideas lifted out of rootkits? vs> Again this is a rather subjective subject (ahah). You could make the analogy vs> that a biological virus has no good uses That would be a flawed analogy as it it now obvious they played a significant role in evolution. vs> This whole idea of publically available malware however is a "new" thing and vs> I guess it defies analogy. Is it, by any chance and in any way, similar to those late 80s, early 90s virus exchange bulletin boards? vs> I do see the difference between malware and a tool (i hope) but vs> the langauge Malware has one use and is essentially evil. Tool is what you make out or with it. -- Best regards, Pierre mailto:pierre () datarescue com _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
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- Re: Get your computer viruses here! Drsolly (Dec 28)
- Re[2]: Get your computer viruses here! Pierre Vandevenne (Dec 28)
- Re: Get your computer viruses here! Nick FitzGerald (Dec 28)
- Re: Get your computer viruses here! Blue Boar (Dec 28)
- Re: Get your computer viruses here! Nick FitzGerald (Dec 29)
- Re: Get your computer viruses here! Drsolly (Dec 29)
- Re: Get your computer viruses here! Blue Boar (Dec 29)
- Re[2]: Get your computer viruses here! Pierre Vandevenne (Dec 28)
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- Re: Re[2]: Get your computer viruses here! val smith (Dec 28)
- Re: Get your computer viruses here! Drsolly (Dec 28)
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