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Viri usually start out as harmless prank viruses (I remember the one for DOS i think it was, that cuased your computer to play a Sousa march. the very american one...forget what it was (da da dee da da ee da da da...). Harmless but annoying. But they got worse from there. These are more "proof of concept" kind of things, to show they CAn get into it. What if they decided to make it delete the core directory instead? posted on a forum, common way to xfer stuff like this initially. I think someone was testing the waters before delving into something a little more serious
Posted by: ivanotter   Posted on: 01/08/08 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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So let me get this straight...  olePigeon | 01/08/08
The story forgot a few things  Timpraetor | 01/08/08
you forget  ivanotter | 01/08/08
Let's see....  MarcB_z | 01/09/08
re-read the story, bud  nancyjones36507@... | 01/09/08
Jailbreak  Too_Busy_To_Be_Here | 01/09/08
Yes, exactly  Timpraetor | 01/09/08
Uh, I didn't realize Bud checked in,  Timpraetor | 01/09/08
The march was: "Stars and Stripes Forever"  seannj427 | 01/09/08
Early PC virii?  filker0 | 01/09/08
I miss the fun virii...  Too_Busy_To_Be_Here | 01/09/08
you iPhone is now stoned  jckatz | 01/09/08
OT: the song is the washington post march  Ima Sudonim | 01/09/08
Pranking as Testing the Waters IS a Common Trick  drprod@... | 01/09/08
ROFL  Aragorn_z | 01/09/08
Ya, its always one big laugh...  Cayble | 01/09/08
What is it that I heard once  GuidingLight | 01/09/08
First virus I ever got was from Apple.  baldwinleo@... | 01/11/08
the brains of the outfit  Hogleg | 01/09/08
RE: First iPhone Trojan in the wild  Loverock Davidson | 01/08/08
OH YEAH, LET'S GET A WINDOWS MOBILE PHONE!!!!  itanalyst | 01/08/08
ORLY?  ivanotter | 01/08/08
Nah, that would not be a Windows Phone  GuidingLight | 01/09/08
Ya, Lets do that.  Cayble | 01/09/08
Windows Mobile  kwsjr82 | 01/10/08
RE: First iPhone Trojan in the wild  alpadilla2878@... | 01/08/08
Glad I don't have an iPhone!! No malware in the wild for my phone.  NonZealot | 01/08/08
My iPhone  frgough | 01/09/08
Sorry but there is malware in the wild targetting YOUR iPhone!!  NonZealot | 01/09/08
Um, well, NO, actually  MarcB_z | 01/10/08
Not a "Drive By" -- requires user action to get infected  filker0 | 01/09/08
Better "Drive by Night"...yuh we remain ina de Dark  hipco | 01/09/08
So let me get this straight...  TheTallGuy | 01/09/08
It MUST be!!!  Chippolus | 01/09/08
RE: First iPhone Trojan in the wild  stanmorgan@... | 01/09/08
RE: First iPhone Trojan in the wild  Tech-Fun | 01/09/08
Unfare to Trojans  mollenhourb@... | 01/09/08
Greekian Horse  perryroyce@... | 01/09/08
no.  Spiritusindomit@... | 01/09/08
iP what????  arts@... | 01/09/08
Can't argue with you there  seannj427 | 01/09/08
RE: First iPhone Trojan in the wild  led_zepplin9@... | 01/09/08
The fist of many  Crestview | 01/09/08
Message has been deleted.  JABBER_WOLF | 01/09/08
Blissful Appleness  blaizes@... | 01/09/08
It's a Trohan, not a virus  geoff@... | 01/09/08
Bound to happen  John Musbach | 01/09/08
RE: First iPhone Trojan in the wild  pieter.hartzenberg@... | 01/10/08
Time for a trojan an virus contest  Boot_Agnostic | 01/13/08
RE: First iPhone Trojan in the wild  marswoo@... | 01/25/08

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