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From: michaelb@vms.macc.wisc.edu (Michael Bloxham)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Corrupted BACKUP disks running MS-DOS 3.3
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Date: 20 Oct 89 00:26:32 GMT
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In article <21856@kean.mun.ca>, noelroy@kean.mun.ca (Noel Roy, Economics Dept., Memorial University) writes...

>I seem to be getting contaminated BACKUPID.@@@ files on my DOS BACKUP 
>diskettes.  I am running DOS version 3.3+, from Zenith.
> 
[stuff deleted]
> 
>Has anyone else noticed this problem?  Is this a bug  in BACKUP.COM, 
>or do I have system problems?
>

I have heard from my contacts at Zenith that there may be either a bug or 
virus in ZENITH DOS 3.3+ RESTORE.COM.  This was sent to me via a email
message from a tech support guy at Zenith.  Along with the message was 
attached a copy of RESTORE.COM which was supposed to be clean.  I am not 
clear as to whether it is just a bug in the programming, or an actual virus 
infected restore.com from the ZENITH factory.

I don't use DOS's backup and restore, but rather FASTBACK+, so I 
never really looked into it.

I do have a copy of the 'good' RESTORE.COM at work.  If you would like, 
I'll try emailing you this good copy.

good luck,
mike
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