Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!usc!rutgers!netnews.upenn.edu!vax1.cc.lehigh.edu!cert.sei.cmu.edu!krvw From: milano!werner@cs.utexas.edu (Werner Uhrig) Newsgroups: comp.virus Subject: Re: New Trojan Horse ??? (Mac) Message-ID: <0002.9003162002.AA00608@ubu.cert.sei.cmu.edu> Date: 16 Mar 90 07:11:27 GMT Sender: Virus Discussion List Lines: 26 Approved: krvw@sei.cmu.edu [Michael Hope asks about the recent trojans] I spoke just tonight with one of the persons involved in catching and reporting the trojans (there were 3 total reported so far, each nastier than the previous) - and whereas you may be able to recover some files with one or the other recovery program, you cannot count on that in all cases. no spreading of the trojans outside of the Canadian city has been reported yet (other than to the anti-viral software developers group of which I am member) and all kind of Canadian and US-police is trying to track down the perpetrators and a price has been put out on their scalp(s) ...(yep, folks, you can have my oldest son - or $10) I know only of one case where actual damage was done to a system (and that was carelesness or even stupidity, actually, after having been warned that the program was a trojan) if anyone knows of other sightings or other damage, please let me know. ---Werner - --------------------------> please send REPLIES to <------------------------ INTERNET: werner@cs.utexas.edu or: werner@rascal.ics.utexas.edu (Internet # 128.83.144.1) UUCP: ...!cs.utexas.edu!werner