Strange Brew (computer virus)

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]

References

^ "JavaApp.Strange Brew". Symantec. February 13, 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-01-07.
^ Nelson, Matthew (August 28, 1998). "Developer creates the first Java virus and names it 'Strange Brew'". InfoWorld.
^ "The first Java virus". Sophos. August 20, 1998.

External links

Strange Brew entry at virus.wikidot.com, with other references

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[1] "JavaApp.Strange Brew". Symantec. February 13, 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-01-07.

[2] Nelson, Matthew (August 28, 1998). "Developer creates the first Java virus and names it 'Strange Brew'". InfoWorld.

[3] "The first Java virus". Sophos. August 20, 1998.

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