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- Subject: Re: Stoned virus cannot be remove from partition table
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- From: a_rubin@dsg4.dse.beckman.com (Arthur Rubin)
- Date: 9 Dec 92 18:48:45 GMT
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- Organization: Beckman Instruments, Inc.
- Keywords: stoned, virus
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- In <4562@bimacs.BITNET> tamari@bimacs.BITNET (tamari zvi) writes:
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- >Hi,
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- > To anyone who might save me :
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- > My computer has been infected with the Stoned Virus.
- > No files were infected only the partition table.
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- > I've tried sereved unvirus softwares - but the virus was'nt removed.
- > I've tried formating the disk - And it's still there.
- > I've deleted the DOS partition and recereated it - and it still there.
- > I've tried to FDISK the disk with another structure of partitions -
- > and it's still there !!!
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- > How can't I get rid from this virus ( other then low-level format... )
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- (1) You should post to the group comp.virus.
- (2) They would need to know what "unvirus softwares" you have tried.
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