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   Marco van de Voort to abc@xyz.com   
   Re: Malware Turns Delphi Software Compil   
   24 Aug 09 15:50:34   
   
   From: marcov@stack.nl   
      
   On 2009-08-24, nemo_outis  wrote:   
   >>> Moreover, besides the non-newsness of it all, my post was   
   >>> specifically addressed as to why neither "security experts" nor I   
   >>> were surprised - it's just another run-of-the-mill exploit of a   
   >>> long-known vulnerability. Script-kiddie stuff.   
   >>   
   >> Strictly speaking, it infects the precompiled libraries, not the   
   >> compiler itself, so isn't the same as e.g. the Richie post.   
   >   
   > A distinction without a difference.   
      
   Please read the original article. It is about bootstrapping compilers, Unix   
   style, and a totally different topic.   
      
   The only real connection is that both somewhere are remotely connected to   
   compilers.   
      
   > Yawn!   
      
   Sigh!   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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