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- SHUTTER INIT II
- ----------------------------------
- The original Shutter INIT didn't do much; it rebooted the computer upon
- startup, thereby initiating a cycle of bootup-shutdown-bootup-shutdown,
- on and on, until the victim finally figured out to boot up off another
- disk.
-
- Shutter INIT II is a bit more sophisticated. Instead of rebooting upon
- startup, every five minutes it calls an ExitToShell. ExitToShell simply
- kicks out of the program you're running, right back to the Finder, but it's
- direct so there's no "Do you wish to save BLAH.DOC?" or something. If
- you're trying to work on something, it gets darn annoying.
-
- For some reason the code implemented into memory upon startup also seems
- to interfere with other operations; for instance, redraws slow, or even
- skip, their calls. This hasn't been extensively beta-tested.
-
- If you wish to install Shutter INIT II within the victim's System file
- (for more discreet sabotage) with ResEdit or such, you must not only copy
- the "INIT" resource but the "KILL" resource as well....
-
- TECHNICAL GUNK:
-
- Shutter INIT II works by installing the code in the "KILL" resource into
- memory and passing a VBL handle to it. It's set for 18000 60ths of a
- second.
-
- Concievably, you could write your own "KILL" resource and replace mine
- with it; in the future expect to see "KILL" plug-ins of a sort...
-
- SHUTTER HISTORY: (what little there is of it)
-
- Shutter INIT (original) was born as a demo of the ShutDownStart call when
- I was [more of] a fledgling Pascal programmer. It was stupid and corny and
- only used a couple of times. Someone I know also sent it up to GEnie and
- they (surprisingly) accepted it....
-
- Shutter INIT II was born mainly as a demo of the Verticle Retrace Manager
- now that I am only a semi-fledgling Pascal programmer. It is much more
- sophisticated than Shutter INIT (original) but is still stupid and corny.
- We'll see about its usage...
-
- Shutter III will no longer be a trojan but a full-blown virus. I'm working
- on it at the moment, it's tougher than you think. Bleah. It'll probably
- be configurable or something, sort of a mercenary virus....
-
- Source code is available, jes' ask the author... Sixo, of PHALCON/SKISM. Call the Landfill BBS, 914-HAK-VMBS... seriously....