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From: portal!cup.portal.com!Alan_J_Roberts@Sun.COM
Newsgroups: comp.virus
Subject: DARK AVENGER WARNING (PC)
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Date: 22 Oct 89 01:46:28 GMT
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    ViruScan (version 43 and below) and Virscan (IBM's scanning program)
SHOULD NOT BE USED if a Dark Avenger infection is suspected.  These programs
cause an uncontrollable spread of the virus when they are used.  The virus
infects every executable file when the files are opened.  Both of these
programs open ALL executables, thus the virus saturates the system when it
is scanned.  VIRUSCAN version 45 has fixed this problem, and IBM will,
presumably, issue a new Virscan version shortly.  Kevin Harrington of
U.C. Davis and Morgan Schweers of Glen Cove, NY have reported that scanning
systems infected with this virus have turned what would have been a moderate
disinfection task into a monumental problem.  If anyone does have this virus,
the M-DAV disinfector on HomeBase will remove it and repair the damage.  The
board number is 408 988 4004.
Alan