[ale] McAfee Discovers First Linux Virus [clari.tw.comp

[Ed June]

On Sat, 8 Feb 1997 21:41:25 EST, Daniel Newcombe wrote:

 
>
>I've got two takes on this. 

>My other take, which is what I said when I first heard about this 
>last week, is that Bliss was "discovered" to be a way of selling anti-
>virus software on a platform not normally affected by virus's - if 
>you catch my drift.   I find it odd that the price is three times 
>that of their dos product also.
>
>Of course that could just be me.
>

Nope, this was my first reaction, that McAfee 
wrote the damed virus thenselves, to generate revenue.
Just like the lame telcos now petitioning the FCC for ISP's
to pay a line fee...

The greed of money is the root of all evil...

Oh, poli = many   tics = bloodsuckers


Ed June   TeamOS2

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