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


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