Re: Viruses that propogate via SNA instead of TCP/IP

From: Volker Birk (bumens_at_dingens.org)
Date: 08/24/05 

Date: 24 Aug 2005 14:26:06 +0200

jatin.libra@gmail.com wrote:
> i want to know if there are any viruses out there that can propagate
> via the SNA network/stack protocol?. Most virus would use TCP/IP to
> transmit themselves but are there any viruses that specially effect
> only SNA based networks....

The viruses you'll find in the wild mostly are the harmless variants.

The real threat is the malware, which is designed to attack, and the
attacker, which has you in focus.

So, I don't know SNA based worms in the wild - how could that be,
there are no end-user SNA networks or something like that.

But of course it's possible to create SNA based malware also.

Yours,
VB. 

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