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From: wigan@civeng.monash.edu.au (David Neiger)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Possible virus alert
Message-ID: <77016.275e0e8c@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au>
Date: 5 Dec 90 22:25:32 GMT
Organization: Civil Engineering, Monash University, Australia
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This is a warning to people.

There *could* be a possible virus in TAME (the mutlitasking aid suitable for
Windows, Desqview and other packages.

I have tested the files and hard disks with SCAN V67C but could not find
anything, yet after my friends and I used the package, we noticed
*   Windows comes up with a divide by zero error on boot-up
*   Reinstalling Windows does not help
*   DOS software (at this stage) is unaffected
*   Removing Tame and any traces of it does not help
*   SCAN, VET and other virus detectors cannot find anything

I am **not** saying that there is a virus because I do not have enough facts.  I
could not find anything but it is strange that both my friends' 286s went down,
yet other friends' 286s (who use the same shareware *except* tame) are healthy.

Please could other people investigate and confirm or deny the existance of the
virus.

Thanks
David
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David S. Neiger                 |  cie221u@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au
Research Assistant              |  phone:  +61 3 842 7994 (A/H)
Dept. of Mech. Engineeering     |  fax:    +61 3 841 9600
Monash University.  CLAYTON  Vic.  3168.  Australia.