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From: erck12@castle.ed.ac.uk (Gnome)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Possible DOS Virus (?)
Keywords: dot COM
Message-ID: <412@castle.ed.ac.uk>
Date: 14 Sep 89 19:34:32 GMT
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In article <0000@starsend.UUPC> floyd@starsend.UUCP writes:
-An article in the September 11th issue of Info-World warns of a DOS virus
-which is supposed to be triggered on Oct. 12 and destroy hard disk track 0.
-It is has been called, "Datacrime 89", A.K.A "The Columbus Day Virus",
-A.K.A. "The Icelandic Virus."

	Could someone post to tell the world how to detect this virus. I think
there is considerable interest!

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 Geoff Ballinger,                    JANET: Geoff@Ed.Ac.Uk
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