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== Nature == | == Nature == | ||
RUFFCUT was a malignant [[computer virus]] which, after scanning a victim user's preferences, would masquerade as a desirable [[file]] (such as [[piracy|pirated]] material) that the user would download; if downloaded, the virus would unleash a "catastrophic [[payload]]". This involved slowing down the [[Internet]] and shutting down the [[network]]s of many businesses. ([[PROSE]]: | RUFFCUT was a malignant [[computer virus]] which, after scanning a victim user's preferences, would masquerade as a desirable [[file]] (such as [[piracy|pirated]] material) that the user would download; if downloaded, the virus would unleash a "catastrophic [[payload]]". This involved slowing down the [[Internet]] and shutting down the [[network]]s of many businesses. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Computer Virus File Sharing Alert (short story)}}) | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
On [[10 March]] [[2005]], within the final hour of the [[4 (number)|four]] [[hour]]s of the virus becoming active, RUFFCUT brought down [[Hospital (Computer Virus File Sharing Alert)|a hospital]], [[3 (number)|three]] [[government]] departments across [[Europe]], and the [[traffic]] systems in [[Lisbon]]. In a [[press briefing]] released by [[UNIT]], [[Lieutenant|Lt]]. [[D Judd]] spoke about the dangers and warned everyone to not download any pirated material. ([[PROSE]]: | On [[10 March]] [[2005]], within the final hour of the [[4 (number)|four]] [[hour]]s of the virus becoming active, RUFFCUT brought down [[Hospital (Computer Virus File Sharing Alert)|a hospital]], [[3 (number)|three]] [[government]] departments across [[Europe]], and the [[traffic]] systems in [[Lisbon]]. In a [[press briefing]] released by [[UNIT]], [[Lieutenant|Lt]]. [[D Judd]] spoke about the dangers and warned everyone to not download any pirated material. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Computer Virus File Sharing Alert (short story)}}) | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
RUFFCUT may have been an indirect response to the real world case of early versions of [[ | RUFFCUT may have been an indirect response to the real world case of early versions of the first episode of [[Series 1 (Doctor Who)|series one]], ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'', being pirated online, especially as the virus's name mirrors "rough cut", which was the state of ''Rose'' which was pirated. | ||
[[Category:Computer viruses]] | [[Category:Computer viruses]] | ||
Revision as of 15:41, 23 July 2023
RUFFCUT was a dangerous file-sharing computer virus which caused issues in 2005 Earth.
Nature
RUFFCUT was a malignant computer virus which, after scanning a victim user's preferences, would masquerade as a desirable file (such as pirated material) that the user would download; if downloaded, the virus would unleash a "catastrophic payload". This involved slowing down the Internet and shutting down the networks of many businesses. (PROSE: Computer Virus File Sharing Alert [+]Loading...["Computer Virus File Sharing Alert (short story)"])
History
On 10 March 2005, within the final hour of the four hours of the virus becoming active, RUFFCUT brought down a hospital, three government departments across Europe, and the traffic systems in Lisbon. In a press briefing released by UNIT, Lt. D Judd spoke about the dangers and warned everyone to not download any pirated material. (PROSE: Computer Virus File Sharing Alert [+]Loading...["Computer Virus File Sharing Alert (short story)"])
Behind the scenes
RUFFCUT may have been an indirect response to the real world case of early versions of the first episode of series one, Rose, being pirated online, especially as the virus's name mirrors "rough cut", which was the state of Rose which was pirated.
