It is interesting how in the modern computing, the whole “virus” (arbitrary-code-modifying, self-propagating) model s basically irrelevant. Sure, there is plent

It is interesting how in the modern computing, the whole “virus” (arbitrary-code-modifying, self-propagating) model s basically irrelevant. Sure, there is plenty of malware around, but it is all either “trojan” (distributing pre-modified binaries), or “worm” (entirely separate binaries). The biggest contributing factor is likely internet - I don’t think I ever passed executables from one computer to another. The modern package management (think debsums), multi-user separation, digital signatures, open source and “cattle servers” helped a lot too. It ia still interesting to read about old techniques, they were very ingenious, but it is approximately as relevent as steam train maintenance.