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Simple Virus For Teaching?
ed1023 writes "Currently I am teaching a 101 class on computers. It is more of a 'demystifying the black box' type of class. The current topic is computer viruses; I am looking for a virus with which I can infect the lab computers (only connected to local network, no outside network connection) that would be easy for the students to remove by hand. Can the Slashdot community point me in any directions? Is there an executable out there that would work, or do I try to write one myself, or is there one that is written that I can compile myself?"
You just follow the course and let your Prof decide when it's time to get the whole lab infected? Do your self a big favor. Get permission first. These sort of things have put very smart kids in a real jail.
Note to h4rr4r, 5t0p b3in6 a D1cK Y0!
It wasn't intended to be funny, Windows is a virus on humanity and you won't have to worry about viruses if you get rid of the Worlds Worst Operating System. I manage 100 mac workstations, 10 mac servers, and about 50 Linux servers and 4 windows boxes(plus a couple of virtual machines) and Windows causes more issues, despite being used less, than all the other machines combined. It's a virus on the ass of humanity and the sooner it's eliminated the better.
Monstar L
Note to tool462, stop using windows.
Note to h4rr4r, you are propagating your demise by your suggestion. The only safe platform, is your own. The more complacent Mac and Linux owners become, the more and more likely those you encourage to join you, will only end up drinking your self-induced Kool-aid.
What a clever response. Unfortunately (for you), you're still a pretentious knob.
Exploit != virus. Any computer can he cracked, but only Windows computers have viruses in the wild.
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