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  1. Comments: Gated by NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!stanford.edu!bcm!convex!news.oc.com!eff!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!darwin.sura.net!paladin.american.edu!auvm!UCRAC1.UCR.EDU!JAMES
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  6. Date:         Mon, 9 Nov 1992 12:15:24 -0800
  7. Sender:       User Services List <ADVISE-L@UGA.BITNET>
  8. From:         JAMES@UCRAC1.UCR.EDU
  9. Subject:      new pc virus?
  10. Comments: To: hdesk@pucc.princeton.edu, advise-l@uga.cc.uga.edu
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  13. It seems like a new virus called Joshi has surfaced. Apparently, it affects
  14. the hard disk and prevents it from booting up. Has anyone else run into this
  15. and what cures/defense are effective? It appears to be abale to evade VSHIELD
  16. and to be resistant to CLEAN.
  17.  
  18. james ssemakula
  19. u.c. riverside.
  20.  
  21. ps.
  22. which idiot is responsible for this?
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