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From: Tabakal@UB.CC.UMICH.EDU
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: More problems
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Date: 18 Nov 89 04:27:54 GMT
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I'm starting to think I've got a virus, and I'm not speaking lightly.
My computer is starting to act really quite funny.  I ran ProSel's Mr.
Fixit to see if the drive has been changed, but no conclusive data.
 
To recap: I've been getting a ProDOS #56 error quite a bit.  Not only
Zlink, but Kermit and other problems.  Today I had two other weird 
events that haven't occurred before.  First is that when I booted GS/OS
from my hard drive, it kept accessing the hard drive rapidly for a
lengthy period after the thermometer finished.  Much too long for the
number of DA's and startup files I have on the machine.  When I booted
up a 5.0 disk by 3.5 disk, it booted up much more quickly.
 
In fact, eventually, I just hit Reset since the Finder wasn't coming up.
After the 3.5 bootup, there's no problem with bootup, yet.
 
Periodically, I'm getting strange beep sounds, not when it should beep,
but at seemingly random times in comm. programs and AppleWorks.
 
Finally, I tried to move two files in the finder from one subdirectory
to another.  One move.  The other did not (shift-clicked on both).
I got System Error #8051.  Whatever that is.  I'm starting to get
concerned.  If I do think that I'm infected with something, not any
virus I've seen before, BTW (including CyberAids and Festering Hate),
what ought I do?
 
Backups are obviously in order...
 
          -- Todd
 
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    Ann Arbor, Michigan                        chances, and my Apple ][gs. 
 
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