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From: GREVE@wharton.upenn.edu (Michael Greve)
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Subject: 4096 Running Rampant At Wharton! (PC)
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Date: 1 Aug 90 14:11:00 GMT
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    We thought we had rid ourselves of the 4096 virus.  Since I last wrote
   to this list the 4096 virus has re-infected the orginal 5 machines in
   our lab plus 4 more.  We seem to be losing the battle of 4096.  What
   I feel is wrong is that we probably have some students with infected
   com and exe files on their floppies (programs, games etc.).  They are
   using their programs and re-infecting our machines (unknowingly).  We
   are currently using Diskmanager as our hard disk protection software.
   Diskmanager isn't protecting the machine against 4096.  Is there a
   program, either shareware or by purchase, that will work with Diskmanager
   and protect the machine from 4096?  At this point we don't have the
   virus under control.  We don't have the capabilities to check students
   disks.  We are closing the lab and re-formatting all the machines. Another
   lab will be closed tomorrow for a entire lab check.  If this virus is on
   student diskettes then any machine could be infected and it could spread
   throughout Penn.  I don't mean to sound so negative, but I am concerned.

				Thanks again for any assistance.

					Michael Greve
					greve@wharton,upenn.edu
					The Wharton School
					University of Pa.