Word: stoll
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Stoll, however, noted that Morris injected the virus late at night, when computeroperators would be least alert. Furthermore,Morris encrypted the virus in a secret code whichstumped initial efforts to read the program. Also,Stoll said Morris never passed along the simplecode built into the virus which would have haltedits spread...
...Stoll said he is not sure how, or if, Morris should be punished and took great pains to avoid the question. He said part of the reason for his indecision stems from his friendship with the young hacker's father, Robert Morris Sr., who works for the National Computer Security Council...
This strange behavior alerted system operatorsto the presence of the virus; many of them,including Stoll, had already begun trying todefeat the virus by 2 a.m. Thursday morning...
Because the virus was intentionally released solate at night, Stoll isn't sure that the virus wasreally meant as a harmless prank...
...Viruses using one [infection] technique can behard to handle," said Stoll, "but viruses that usethree, four or five are extremely difficult.Besides, it was 4 in the morning...