Re: KOH "Helpful" Crypto Virus

[shamrock@netcom.com (Lucky Green)]

At 21:29 1/30/96, Laszlo Vecsey wrote:
>> While you are at it, you might also want to pick up their famous collection
>> CD-ROM full of virus code, live viruses, virus creation engines, etc. From
>> their catalog: "For starters, you get a fantastic virus collection
>> consisting of 574 families [...] about 3700 carefully tested and cataloged
>> viruses in all...$99 + $5 S&H.
>>
>
>I take it its completely legal to set up a Virus ftp site then?

AFIK, in the US it is legal to set up a virus ftp site. I don't know if
someone has actually done it. Don't count on it lasting. Some European
countries have already outlawed virus (read knowledge) distribution.


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