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- VIRUS-L Digest Monday, 11 Sep 1989 Volume 2 : Issue 189
-
- VIRUS-L is a moderated, digested mail forum for discussing computer
- virus issues; comp.virus is a non-digested Usenet counterpart.
- Discussions are not limited to any one hardware/software platform -
- diversity is welcomed. Contributions should be relevant, concise,
- polite, etc., and sent to VIRUS-L@IBM1.CC.LEHIGH.EDU (that's
- LEHIIBM1.BITNET for BITNET folks). Information on accessing
- anti-virus, document, and back-issue archives is distributed
- periodically on the list. Administrative mail (comments, suggestions,
- and so forth) should be sent to me at: krvw@SEI.CMU.EDU.
- - Ken van Wyk
-
- Today's Topics:
-
- New virus in israel (PC)
- nVir strikes again (Mac)
- Virus screening protocol?
- October 12/13 virus attacks (PC)
- NOCRIME version 1.1 now available (PC)
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- Date: Fri, 08 Sep 89 18:43:43 +0200
- From: Uzi Apple <NYAPEL%WEIZMANN.BITNET@VMA.CC.CMU.EDU>
- Subject: New virus in israel (PC)
-
- Hello all
- this is the first time that i write to virus-l because i really need
- help. My computer was infected by a new virus that called itself MIX1
- virus , its symptoms are :
- 1) only EXE files are infected
- 2) the printer prints spelling mistakes
- 3) i see jumping ball on the screen (and it isnt the ping pong i checked)
- 4) i cant boot the system
- 5) the num lock doesnt work i can only write numbers
-
- if someone has the Unvirus for this Virus please connect me.
-
- Uzi
-
- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- -
- Uzi Apple InterNet: NYAPEL%WEIZMANN.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU
- The Weizmann Inst. Of Science CsNet: NYAPEL@WEIZMANN.BITNET
- Rehovot BitNet: NYAPEL@WEIZMANN
- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- -
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- Date: Fri, 08 Sep 89 15:18:25 -0500
- From: James Ford <JFORD1%UA1VM.BITNET@VMA.CC.CMU.EDU>
- Subject: nVir strikes again (Mac)
-
- {Taken from the Crimson White, a student newspaper at the University of
- Alabama in Tuscaloosa.}
-
-
- A computer virus call "nVir" was discovered in early August after it
- infested itself into a number of University department MacIntosh computer
- systems.
- David Benson, Production manager for Student Publications, said the
- virus has completely infected the computer system of the Publications
- Building and is still active in the College of Communications and Rose
- Administration Buildings. Benson said the virus caused his computer to
- break down and erase 1.5K hours of programming.
- .
- .
- comparison of computer vs human virus deleted.
- .
- .
- Largin said he has approximately 200 disks of his own and noted
- that the college had "hundreds and hundreds"
- The program Interferon is being used to track down the virus and
- another called Vaccination is being used to treat the disks
-
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-
- Date: Fri, 08 Sep 89 19:36:55 -0400
- From: UBY%NIHCU.BITNET@VMA.CC.CMU.EDU
- Subject: Virus screening protocol?
-
- I am trying to develop a protocol to insure that PC viruses are not
- introduced into our site from outside. Can anyone suggest what methods
- are necessary and sufficient to keep viruses from being imported on
- diskettes? Are the same methods necessary for information received
- electronically?
-
- Thanks,
- Jim Blakley
-
-
-
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-
- Date: Fri, 08 Sep 89 11:14:01 +0000
- From: mcvax!rhi.hi.is!frisk@uunet.UU.NET (Fridrik Skulason)
- Subject: October 12/13 virus attacks (PC)
-
- Some bits of information on the Oct. 12/13 virus attacks.
-
- DATACRIME will indeed attack on Oct. 12, but turning off your computer on
- that day will not provide any protection against it. The first time an
- infected program is run on Oct. 12 or after that date, the virus will
- format the first few tracks of drive C: and then display the message:
-
- DATACRIME VIRUS RELEASED: 1 MARCH 1989
-
- On a floppy-only computer it will do no damage at all. Two major
- variants of Datacrime are known to exist, one is 1168 bytes long, the
- other 1280. Both variants only infect .COM files. This virus
- originated in Europe, and is rare elsewhere. A new variant (Datacrime
- II) has appeared recently), but little information is yet available on
- it. Since I only received a copy of it yesterday I have not yet been
- able to check if it will behave as the other two variants on Oct. 12.
-
- The well-known Jerusalem virus will attack on October 13. So much has
- been written about that virus that I see no need to repeat that
- information here.
-
- The South-African "Friday the 13." virus reported by Jim Goodwin will
- attack on Oct. 13. This virus is very rare, and must not be confused
- with the Jerusalem virus, that also has been named "Friday the 13.".
- This virus will delete every program run on that date, and sometimes
- display the message
-
- We hope we haven't inconvenienced you
-
- This virus is not a great threat, since it is very rare - in fact it
- is so rare that it took me almost four months to obtain a copy.
-
- Recently a new virus was reported by the CVIA, which will probably
- activate on Oct. 13. (At least they reported that the actvation date
- was Friday 13.) This virus (named the "RAP virus") has not yet been
- described in detail.
-
- One more "Friday the 13." virus is reported to exist, but it will not
- become active until 1991. This is the SYS variant of the "Den Zuk"
- virus.
-
- Finally, two more viruses have been mentioned, with activation dates
- on Oct 12/13.
-
- > A West German virus, apparently discussed at a hacker's convention
- > in Amsterdam earlier this month, to be introduced through BITNET.
- > An enhanced version of an earlier Icelandic virus rewritten to avoid
- > detection by constantly changing its location in memory."
-
- This may be true, but so far I have not been able to confirm this.
- These viruses - if they exist - are not likely to have spread widely,
- and should not pose a serious threat.
-
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-
- Date: Fri, 08 Sep 89 17:10:37 -0700
- From: fu@unix.sri.com (Christina Fu)
- Subject: NOCRIME version 1.1 now available (PC)
-
- NOCRM11.UUE is now available. The only difference it has from
- version 0.1 is that it now discriminates the way DATACRIME viruses
- discrimanate some files.
-
- Christina Fu
-
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