Strange Brew (computer virus)

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Strange Brew was the first computer virus that infects java code—applets and other programs written in java—rather than exploiting the Java virtual machine runtime interpreter.[1] It was written in 1998 by a university student as a demonstration of self-replicating java code as a potential security flaw.[2] Standard security features of the java runtime interpreter prevent its spread in most circumstances.[3]

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  1. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  2. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  3. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
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  • Strange Brew entry at virus.wikidot.com, with other references