MZX "Virus" - Revision history

Terryn: Reverted edits by Sharpnova (Talk); changed back to last version by Wervyn

2008-01-11T13:55:03Z

Reverted edits by Sharpnova (Talk); changed back to last version by Wervyn

New page

__NOTOC__
An '''MZX "Virus"''' is essentially any game or .MZX file that causes [[MegaZeux]] to behave in a malicious or generally unfriendly manner. To date, there have never been any such games that were actual [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_virus viruses], falling instead under the category of malicious software in general. The typical delivery method for MZX "viruses" takes advantage of [[file access]] to overwrite important MZX files with junk (such as deleting the main executable or default character sets). The effectiveness of this is limited, however, because MZX prevents running games from accessing parent directories. The "virus" would have to be played from the root MZX installation directory to have any effect. Other MZX "viruses" take advantage of exploits and bugs in MZX itself to force it to crash or hang.

==Spectere's 9.MZX==
During the [[Summer 2006 DsDoZ]], [[Spectere]] attempted to create his submission using only a [[hex editor]] and the [[MZX file format]]. After little success after several hours of work he grew tired of the idea (and had run out of time) and submitted the world as-is. The resulting file caused MZX to irrecoverably hang, monopolize the CPU, and continually consume system memory, a result that Spectere was quite pleased with.

==Commander Pancake and Asiekierka's MZX Virus==
Following the DoZ, [[Commander Pancake]] and [[asiekierka]] were inspired by Spectere's entry and collaborated to produce a file access based "MZX virus" (Pancake's description, which is where the term originated). [[SmartRutter]] quickly followed with a submission of his own. This met with general disdain from the community, which considered the idea to be neither new nor particularly clever (the potential for such an exploit [http://www.digitalmzx.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=1276&st=0 had been pointed out] by MZX beta testers already). Despite this, Commander Pancake continued to press the issue and released more versions of his "virus" until he was forced to stop by the [[DigitalMZX]] administration.

==External Links==
[http://www.digitalmzx.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=10825 The original MZX Virus thread]

==See Also==
* [[MZX exploits]]

{{NeedsPeerReview}}

Wervyn: Reverted edits by 208.53.131.159 (Talk); changed back to last version by Wervyn

2007-04-01T04:38:03Z

Reverted edits by 208.53.131.159 (Talk); changed back to last version by Wervyn

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-digitalmzx community = country fried FAGGOTS
+__NOTOC__
-i love proxies. i'm unstoppable now
+==Spectere's 9.MZX==
-(until you change the format of your wiki at which time i've won)
+==Commander Pancake and Asiekierka's MZX Virus==

208.53.131.159 at 21:42, 31 March 2007

2007-03-31T21:42:17Z

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-__NOTOC__
+digitalmzx community = country fried FAGGOTS
-==Spectere's 9.MZX==
+i love proxies. i'm unstoppable now
-==Commander Pancake and Asiekierka's MZX Virus==
+(until you change the format of your wiki at which time i've won)

Wervyn: Reverted edits by 75.44.190.228 (Talk); changed back to last version by WNivek

2007-03-25T02:21:09Z

Reverted edits by 75.44.190.228 (Talk); changed back to last version by WNivek

← Older revision		Revision as of 02:21, 25 March 2007
Line 1:		Line 1:
	~~Fuck you flaming faggots~~. I'~~ll never~~ stop ~~vandalizing~~. ~~I can change my IP at will!~~ :)		__NOTOC__
			An '''MZX "Virus"''' is essentially any game or .MZX file that causes [[MegaZeux]] to behave in a malicious or generally unfriendly manner. To date, there have never been any such games that were actual [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_virus viruses], falling instead under the category of malicious software in general. The typical delivery method for MZX "viruses" takes advantage of [[file access]] to overwrite important MZX files with junk (such as deleting the main executable or default character sets). The effectiveness of this is limited, however, because MZX prevents running games from accessing parent directories. The "virus" would have to be played from the root MZX installation directory to have any effect. Other MZX "viruses" take advantage of exploits and bugs in MZX itself to force it to crash or hang.

			==Spectere's 9.MZX==
			During the [[Summer 2006 DsDoZ]], [[Spectere]] attempted to create his submission using only a [[hex editor]] and the [[MZX file format]]. After little success after several hours of work he grew tired of the idea (and had run out of time) and submitted the world as-is. The resulting file caused MZX to irrecoverably hang, monopolize the CPU, and continually consume system memory, a result that Spectere was quite pleased with.

			==Commander Pancake and Asiekierka's MZX Virus==
			Following the DoZ, [[Commander Pancake]] and [[asiekierka]] were inspired by Spectere's entry and collaborated to produce a file access based "MZX virus" (Pancake's description, which is where the term originated). [[SmartRutter]] quickly followed with a submission of his own. This met with general disdain from the community, which considered the idea to be neither new nor particularly clever (the potential for such an exploit [http://www.digitalmzx.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=1276&st=0 had been pointed out] by MZX beta testers already). Despite this, Commander Pancake continued to press the issue and released more versions of his "virus" until he was forced to stop by the [[DigitalMZX]] administration.

			==External Links==
			[http://www.digitalmzx.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=10825 The original MZX Virus thread]

			==See Also==
			* [[MZX exploits]]


			{{NeedsPeerReview}}

75.44.190.228 at 10:29, 24 March 2007

2007-03-24T10:29:56Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 10:29, 24 March 2007
Line 1:		Line 1:
	~~Faggot community~~!		Fuck you flaming faggots. I'll never stop vandalizing. I can change my IP at will! :)

75.44.190.228 at 10:11, 24 March 2007

2007-03-24T10:11:58Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 10:11, 24 March 2007
Line 1:		Line 1:
	~~__NOTOC__~~		Faggot community!
	An '''MZX "Virus"''' is essentially any game or .MZX file that causes [[MegaZeux]] to behave in a malicious or generally unfriendly manner. To date, there have never been any such games that were actual [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_virus viruses], falling instead under the category of malicious software in general. The typical delivery method for MZX "viruses" takes advantage of [[file access]] to overwrite important MZX files with junk (such as deleting the main executable or default character sets). The effectiveness of this is limited, however, because MZX prevents running games from accessing parent directories. The "virus" would have to be played from the root MZX installation directory to have any effect. Other MZX "viruses" take advantage of exploits and bugs in MZX itself to force it to crash or hang.

	~~==Spectere's 9.MZX==~~
	During the [[Summer 2006 DsDoZ]], [[Spectere]] attempted to create his submission using only a [[hex editor]] and the [[MZX file format]]. After little success after several hours of work he grew tired of the idea (and had run out of time) and submitted the world as-is. The resulting file caused MZX to irrecoverably hang, monopolize the CPU, and continually consume system memory, a result that Spectere was quite pleased with.

	~~==Commander Pancake and Asiekierka's MZX Virus==~~
	Following the DoZ, [[Commander Pancake]] and [[asiekierka]] were inspired by Spectere's entry and collaborated to produce a file access based "MZX virus" (Pancake's description, which is where the term originated). [[SmartRutter]] quickly followed with a submission of his own. This met with general disdain from the community, which considered the idea to be neither new nor particularly clever (the potential for such an exploit [http://www.digitalmzx.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=1276&st=0 had been pointed out] by MZX beta testers already). Despite this, Commander Pancake continued to press the issue and released more versions of his "virus" until he was forced to stop by the [[DigitalMZX]] administration.

	~~==External Links==~~
	~~[http://www.digitalmzx.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=10825 The original MZX Virus thread]~~

	~~==See Also==~~
	* [[MZX exploits]]


	~~{{NeedsPeerReview}}~~

WNivek: Reverted edits by 75.36.19.215

2007-01-21T15:28:46Z

Reverted edits by 75.36.19.215

← Older revision		Revision as of 15:28, 21 January 2007
Line 1:		Line 1:
	~~FUCKING FAGGOTS!!~~		__NOTOC__
			An '''MZX "Virus"''' is essentially any game or .MZX file that causes [[MegaZeux]] to behave in a malicious or generally unfriendly manner. To date, there have never been any such games that were actual [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_virus viruses], falling instead under the category of malicious software in general. The typical delivery method for MZX "viruses" takes advantage of [[file access]] to overwrite important MZX files with junk (such as deleting the main executable or default character sets). The effectiveness of this is limited, however, because MZX prevents running games from accessing parent directories. The "virus" would have to be played from the root MZX installation directory to have any effect. Other MZX "viruses" take advantage of exploits and bugs in MZX itself to force it to crash or hang.

			==Spectere's 9.MZX==
			During the [[Summer 2006 DsDoZ]], [[Spectere]] attempted to create his submission using only a [[hex editor]] and the [[MZX file format]]. After little success after several hours of work he grew tired of the idea (and had run out of time) and submitted the world as-is. The resulting file caused MZX to irrecoverably hang, monopolize the CPU, and continually consume system memory, a result that Spectere was quite pleased with.

			==Commander Pancake and Asiekierka's MZX Virus==
			Following the DoZ, [[Commander Pancake]] and [[asiekierka]] were inspired by Spectere's entry and collaborated to produce a file access based "MZX virus" (Pancake's description, which is where the term originated). [[SmartRutter]] quickly followed with a submission of his own. This met with general disdain from the community, which considered the idea to be neither new nor particularly clever (the potential for such an exploit [http://www.digitalmzx.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=1276&st=0 had been pointed out] by MZX beta testers already). Despite this, Commander Pancake continued to press the issue and released more versions of his "virus" until he was forced to stop by the [[DigitalMZX]] administration.

			==External Links==
			[http://www.digitalmzx.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=10825 The original MZX Virus thread]

			==See Also==
			* [[MZX exploits]]


			{{NeedsPeerReview}}

75.36.19.215 at 11:03, 21 January 2007

2007-01-21T11:03:15Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 11:03, 21 January 2007
Line 1:		Line 1:
	~~__NOTOC__~~		FUCKING FAGGOTS!!
	An '''MZX "Virus"''' is essentially any game or .MZX file that causes [[MegaZeux]] to behave in a malicious or generally unfriendly manner. To date, there have never been any such games that were actual [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_virus viruses], falling instead under the category of malicious software in general. The typical delivery method for MZX "viruses" takes advantage of [[file access]] to overwrite important MZX files with junk (such as deleting the main executable or default character sets). The effectiveness of this is limited, however, because MZX prevents running games from accessing parent directories. The "virus" would have to be played from the root MZX installation directory to have any effect. Other MZX "viruses" take advantage of exploits and bugs in MZX itself to force it to crash or hang.

	~~==Spectere's 9.MZX==~~
	During the [[Summer 2006 DsDoZ]], [[Spectere]] attempted to create his submission using only a [[hex editor]] and the [[MZX file format]]. After little success after several hours of work he grew tired of the idea (and had run out of time) and submitted the world as-is. The resulting file caused MZX to irrecoverably hang, monopolize the CPU, and continually consume system memory, a result that Spectere was quite pleased with.

	~~==Commander Pancake and Asiekierka's MZX Virus==~~
	Following the DoZ, [[Commander Pancake]] and [[asiekierka]] were inspired by Spectere's entry and collaborated to produce a file access based "MZX virus" (Pancake's description, which is where the term originated). [[SmartRutter]] quickly followed with a submission of his own. This met with general disdain from the community, which considered the idea to be neither new nor particularly clever (the potential for such an exploit [http://www.digitalmzx.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=1276&st=0 had been pointed out] by MZX beta testers already). Despite this, Commander Pancake continued to press the issue and released more versions of his "virus" until he was forced to stop by the [[DigitalMZX]] administration.

	~~==External Links==~~
	~~[http://www.digitalmzx.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=10825 The original MZX Virus thread]~~

	~~==See Also==~~
	* [[MZX exploits]]


	~~{{NeedsPeerReview}}~~

Terryn: Reverted edits by 75.40.24.41 (Talk); changed back to last version by Spectere

2006-12-11T15:44:47Z

Reverted edits by 75.40.24.41 (Talk); changed back to last version by Spectere

← Older revision		Revision as of 15:44, 11 December 2006
Line 1:		Line 1:
	~~mzx~~ is for ~~faggots~~		__NOTOC__
			An '''MZX "Virus"''' is essentially any game or .MZX file that causes [[MegaZeux]] to behave in a malicious or generally unfriendly manner. To date, there have never been any such games that were actual [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_virus viruses], falling instead under the category of malicious software in general. The typical delivery method for MZX "viruses" takes advantage of [[file access]] to overwrite important MZX files with junk (such as deleting the main executable or default character sets). The effectiveness of this is limited, however, because MZX prevents running games from accessing parent directories. The "virus" would have to be played from the root MZX installation directory to have any effect. Other MZX "viruses" take advantage of exploits and bugs in MZX itself to force it to crash or hang.

			==Spectere's 9.MZX==
			During the [[Summer 2006 DsDoZ]], [[Spectere]] attempted to create his submission using only a [[hex editor]] and the [[MZX file format]]. After little success after several hours of work he grew tired of the idea (and had run out of time) and submitted the world as-is. The resulting file caused MZX to irrecoverably hang, monopolize the CPU, and continually consume system memory, a result that Spectere was quite pleased with.

			==Commander Pancake and Asiekierka's MZX Virus==
			Following the DoZ, [[Commander Pancake]] and [[asiekierka]] were inspired by Spectere's entry and collaborated to produce a file access based "MZX virus" (Pancake's description, which is where the term originated). [[SmartRutter]] quickly followed with a submission of his own. This met with general disdain from the community, which considered the idea to be neither new nor particularly clever (the potential for such an exploit [http://www.digitalmzx.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=1276&st=0 had been pointed out] by MZX beta testers already). Despite this, Commander Pancake continued to press the issue and released more versions of his "virus" until he was forced to stop by the [[DigitalMZX]] administration.

			==External Links==
			[http://www.digitalmzx.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=10825 The original MZX Virus thread]

			==See Also==
			* [[MZX exploits]]


			{{NeedsPeerReview}}

75.40.24.41 at 09:41, 11 December 2006

2006-12-11T09:41:08Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 09:41, 11 December 2006
Line 1:		Line 1:
	~~__NOTOC__~~		mzx is for faggots
	~~An '''MZX "Virus"'''~~ is essentially any game or .MZX file that causes [[MegaZeux]] to behave in a malicious or generally unfriendly manner. To date, there have never been any such games that were actual [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_virus viruses], falling instead under the category of malicious software in general. The typical delivery method for MZX "viruses" takes advantage of [[file access]] to overwrite important MZX files with junk (such as deleting the main executable or default character sets). The effectiveness of this is limited, however, because MZX prevents running games from accessing parent directories. The "virus" would have to be played from the root MZX installation directory to have any effect. Other MZX "viruses" take advantage of exploits and bugs in MZX itself to force it to crash or hang.

	~~==Spectere's 9.MZX==~~
	During the [[Summer 2006 DsDoZ]], [[Spectere]] attempted to create his submission using only a [[hex editor]] and the [[MZX file format]]. After little success after several hours of work he grew tired of the idea (and had run out of time) and submitted the world as-is. The resulting file caused MZX to irrecoverably hang, monopolize the CPU, and continually consume system memory, a result that Spectere was quite pleased with.

	~~==Commander Pancake and Asiekierka's MZX Virus==~~
	Following the DoZ, [[Commander Pancake]] and [[asiekierka]] were inspired by Spectere's entry and collaborated to produce a file access based "MZX virus" (Pancake's description, which is where the term originated). [[SmartRutter]] quickly followed with a submission of his own. This met with general disdain from the community, which considered the idea to be neither new nor particularly clever (the potential for such an exploit [http://www.digitalmzx.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=1276&st=0 had been pointed out] by MZX beta testers already). Despite this, Commander Pancake continued to press the issue and released more versions of his "virus" until he was forced to stop by the [[DigitalMZX]] administration.

	~~==External Links==~~
	~~[http://www.digitalmzx.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=10825 The original MZX Virus thread]~~

	~~==See Also==~~
	* [[MZX exploits]]


	~~{{NeedsPeerReview}}~~