So that is the real question, I have come across English only copies from 1988. Some old logs show that it did not really come from Germany but might have come through the CUNY which was a BITNET HUB. Even in the book Computer viruses : a high-tech disease by Burger, Ralf (1988) It had all English, and why did only some of it have German while 99% was english. I was a student at CUNY (College of Staten Island) in 1987 and only really learned about this antique virus a few days ago.
I'm trying to find out as much information as possible, problem is that it was 38 years ago... On Tue, Sep 16, 2025 at 12:32 PM Jousma, David < [email protected]> wrote: > Dutch. > > > > > _______________________________ > > Dave Jousma > > Vice President | Director, Technology Engineering > > Fifth Third Bank | 1830 East Paris Ave, SE | Grand Rapids, MI 49546 > > > > > > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> on behalf > of René Jansen <[email protected]> > Date: Tuesday, September 16, 2025 at 12:19 PM > To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Looking for CHRISTMA EXEC > > CAUTION EXTERNAL EMAIL > This message came from outside your organization. > DO NOT open attachments or click on links from unknown senders or > unexpected emails. > Report Suspicious< > https://us-phishalarm-ewt.proofpoint.com/EWT/v1/MwwqYLOC6b6whF7V!rdOKGbGn7mFB0WfYrJjONHzdONpaCKC__zLHuA7Puz_Im-HW1QLpeCr-F9ZDtIYoln93CCV8bvISf5MVUmmOui8x3GaVD7Voumc$ > > > > > Hi Mike, > > So the author was German-speaking? > > Best regards, > > René. > > > On 16 Sep 2025, at 17:43, Mike Beer <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > You can find the source code here: > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://archive.ph/20130903155523/http:/*vxheaven.org/dl/exp/CHRISTMAS__;Lw!!MwwqYLOC6b6whF7V!moeADN7ewHWSTPGk4-6jK_HjSXxHks6uXoaQHVpCgDz9YLOMsdvBMFS-cRR6LvjMYUY3tvJFjGqlzXx_18FBOoUETCjt3QVQ-EM$ > > > > > > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > > Von: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> Im > Auftrag von Bill Bellach > > Gesendet: Dienstag, 16. September 2025 17:27 > > An: [email protected] > > Betreff: Looking for CHRISTMA EXEC > > > > All, > > > > I am looking for anyone from 1987 that may have had information > regarding the CHRISTMA EXEC virus. In particular I am looking for anyone > who knows/knew Jerry Hoekstra, at that time I believe he was with Calvin > University. > > > > > > Thanks > > Bill > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send > email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > > > This e-mail transmission contains information that is confidential and may > be privileged. It is intended only for the addressee(s) named above. If > you receive this e-mail in error, please do not read, copy or disseminate > it in any manner. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, > copying, distribution or use of the contents of this information is > prohibited. Please reply to the message immediately by informing the sender > that the message was misdirected. After replying, please erase it from your > computer system. Your assistance in correcting this error is appreciated. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
