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From: jzl@micasa.UUCP (Jack Z. Lupic)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Re: a strange problem with  vi editor
Message-ID: <5s8Dq2w163w@micasa.UUCP>
Date: 2 Oct 90 02:37:27 GMT
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ahegde@mipos2.intel.com writes:

> 
> 	Hello there,
> 			i have a public domain `vi` editor for PC and it
> 	gives the following logo when invoked :
> 
> 	-------------------
> 	by Jim Goodnow II
> 	version 1.2
> 	7/11/85
> 
> 	(c) 1984, 85 Manx Software Systems, Inc.
> 	--------------------
> 
> 	There is a peculiar problem with this program. Its original size
> 	should be around 25-30K (it is a .exe file). Every time this
> 	program is invoked, ITS SIZE INCREASES BY exactly 1808 bytes.

Maybe it's has a virus in it.Try scanning it with SCAN.EXE from McAfee
and let us know what it tells you.


Jack Lupic