[11591] in cryptography@c2.net mail archive
Re: Palladium and malware
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Derek Atkins)
Fri Aug 30 22:09:16 2002
To: Bill Frantz <frantz@pwpconsult.com>
Cc: Nomen Nescio <nobody@dizum.com>, cryptography@wasabisystems.com
From: Derek Atkins <derek@ihtfp.com>
Date: 30 Aug 2002 19:48:15 -0400
In-Reply-To: <v03110707b9956656dbcf@[165.247.221.137]>
Bill Frantz <frantz@pwpconsult.com> writes:
> All general purpose computers require a way to move data space to code
> space to support compilation. Even if you don't allow compilation, most
> modern systems have enough different powerful scripting languages that
> interpretation is sufficient to support viruses.
"application/shell" anyone? (Yes, some Mail-readers actually
implement this!)
> Cheers - Bill
-derek
--
Derek Atkins
Computer and Internet Security Consultant
derek@ihtfp.com www.ihtfp.com
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