Homer
Homer | |
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Type | File virus |
Creator | Mark LaDue |
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Source Language | Java, BASH |
Platform | Java Runtime Environment, Bourne Again Shell |
File Type(s) | .class, .sh |
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Homer is a Java and Unix Shellscript virus coded by Mark LaDue. It appears in the Giant Black Book of Computer Viruses by Mark Ludwig.
When executed, the virus Java file drops a shellscript. It then executes the script, which appends itself to all shellscript files in the user's home directory. The shellscript displays the text "Java is safe, and UNIX viruses do not exist".
Sources
Mark LaDue When Java Was One: Threats From Hostile Byte Code. 1997
Mark A. Ludwig. The Giant Black Book of Computer Viruses, Chapter 21 "Viruses and the Internet", pp. 266-268. American Eagle Publications: Show Low, Arizona. 1998