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From: A.SIGFUSSON@ABERDEEN.AC.UK
Newsgroups: comp.virus
Subject: On Brain (PC)
Message-ID: <0005.8907211134.AA06039@ge.sei.cmu.edu>
Date: 21 Jul 89 09:18:29 GMT
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I got a copy of PC VIRUS LISTING by Jim Goodwin of a virus archive and
I found that the copy of the BRAIN virus I have is different from what
he describes.  The version I have is the SHOE_VIRUS which has the message
"...VIRUS_SHOE RECORD, v9.0.  Dedicated to the....." and is said to be a
modified version of the Brain-B virus which can infect hard disks.  I tried
recently to infect a hard disk with it when I was experimenting with the
F-PROT protection software but failed to infect the disk.  I booted the
computer up on an infected floppy, several times, and the virus planted
itself in the memory and infected every floppy I inserted after that exept
those protected with F-INOC.  According to J. Goodwin this version of
Brain should infect hard disks but SHOE_VIRUS v9.1 should not.  I was
wondering if it was the other way around and if anyone has experience
of Brain infecting hard disks.

               Thanks

             Arnor Sigfusson (A.SIGFUSSON@UK.AC.ABERDEEN)