Re: LZ: Virus

Subject: Re: LZ: Virus
From: crusader@mo.net <crusader@mo.net>
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 1996 21:33:16 -0500 (CDT)
In-Reply-To: <960904204646_516063367@emout17.mail.aol.com>
I would be very interested in knowing how you did this in basic.  Could 
you send me the code? 


Thanks


Eric




On Wed, 4 Sep 1996 CTurner142@aol.com wrote:


> In a message dated 96-09-04 19:56:58 EDT, you write:
> 
> << Is there anyway to create a virus in zshell, or on the calculator at all.
>  It would 
>  be interesting to see what would happen. >>
>   OK!  My name is Carl Turner and I did this about a year ago and I did it in
> TI-BASIC and ASM.  lets me tell you I got flamed so bad it was not even
> funny. i don't know how many of you remember this topic or how many of you
> were still here when this happened. but It is quite simple in basic. here is
> the program attached to this letter in uue format , of course you would want
> to edit lock it or something to prevent somone looking at the program befor
> they run it.
> 
> ******************************************************************************
> ********************
> KEEP IN MIND FOLKS! this is a calculator not a computer if the thing crashes
> it does not mean it is history and you have to go out and buy a new one. all
> you have to do is take out all of the AAA batteries and press [on] for ten
> seconds then release then press [2nd], [on] then put the batteries back in.
> and then turn it on and turn up the contrast.
> ******************************************************************************
> ********************
> 
> The asm virus is not that hard to make eather, depending on what you wanted
> to do.
> the ones I made just simply did several things
> 1) hid zshell to another slot in the custon menu.
> 2) did not ret back to zshell.
> 3) put every thing in the graph_mem till it was ful.
> 4) deleted itself(meaning the program) but putting the code in another zshell
> program
> 5) copied itself.
> 6) showed the rom on the screen in 'out (5)' mode   :)
> 7) deleted other ti-basic programs and zshell programs
> 8) and just plain locked up the calc with a text saying 'have a nice day!'
> 
> 
> theses are not fun but If you are a vuris maker then they are kind of fun.
> But I strongly recomend that you not get into this kind of stuff or you get
> flamed badly!
> 
> 
> Carl Turner
> cturner142@aol.com
>
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