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From: boyd@fsucs.cs.fsu.edu (Mickey Boyd)
Subject: Virus on the ST
Message-ID: <9003250646.AA11299@fsucs.cs.fsu.edu>
Reply-To: boyd@nu.cs.fsu.edu (Mickey Boyd)
Organization: Florida State University Computer Science Department
Date: 25 Mar 90 06:48:37 GMT
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I hope I got the plural of virus right!!  ;->

After having to deal with an outbreak of the "Stoned" virus on several of 
our PC's, I wish to clarify some things that I have heard about the virus
situation on the ST (this could be out of date).  Is it still true that:

       1.  No known virus on the ST infects or otherwise screws up a 
           fixed (hard) disk.

       2.  No known virus on the ST attaches itself to other files, as 
           opposed to the standard bootsector method.

I am getting ready to gear up for a hard drive, and I want to know these 
things before I start throwing all my stuff on it (some of it european).

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