Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!olivea!samsung!usc!wuarchive!udel!rochester!uhura.cc.rochester.edu!ub!dsinc!netnews.upenn.edu!vax1.cc.lehigh.edu!cert.sei.cmu.edu!krvw From: BDANIEL%USCN.BITNET@uga.cc.uga.edu Newsgroups: comp.virus Subject: WARNING* Stoned on demo disk from the company -> LAN Source (PC) Message-ID: <0002.9012111924.AA23660@ubu.cert.sei.cmu.edu> Date: 10 Dec 90 18:42:12 GMT Sender: Virus Discussion List Lines: 42 Approved: krvw@sei.cmu.edu SCAN 6.0V71 Copyright 1989-90 by McAfee Associates. (408) 988-3832 Scanning boot sector of disk A: Found Stoned Virus [Stoned] in boot sector. Disk A: contains 1 directories and 4 files. Found 1 file containing a virus. Over the past couple of weeks, I've been trying out SCAN.EXE and I just found a virus on a free DEMO disk I ordered through LAN TIMES. I just for the heck of it scanned the diskette and was shocked to find a virus! I promptly called (416) 866-8575 and told the guy at LAN Source that I found the virus and he should call up McAfee Associates at (408) 988-3832 and purchase their software and scan the disk for himself. The free DEMO 5.25" diskette is: MODEM Protocall(tm) ***NOT FOR RESALE*** ONE MODEM EVALUATION VERSION NOVELL IPX & NETBIOS VERSION JUNE 02, 1990 (c) 1990 PROTOCALL COMMUNICATIONS, . . . , ALL RIGHTS RESERVED WORLDWIDE The Company that sent me the diskette: LAN Source Technologies Distributing 526 Queen Street East Toronto, Ontario M5A 1V2 ORDER DESK TEL: 416-866-8575 I want to point out that Kevin (the person I talked with) was very nice and very co-operative. Also, the software looked decent once the virus was removed. They are going to rush me another copy of the Free DEMO Disk without the virus on it. I guess these viruses are becoming a real pain! Lucky for me my hard disk was not infected. I can't even trust DEMO Disks to be virus free. I did: SCAN C: (no virus), took demo disk out and put it in machine for the first time, SCAN A: (found [stoned]), took out disk, SCAN C: (no virus) then clean a: [stoned] (removed virus from demo disk). Maybe this event will help me justify the college getting some kind of virus protection. ************************************************************************* * The message above contains my personal views and knowledge and should * * not be thought of as a Columbus College view of any kind. Thanks!!!!! * ************************************************************************* * Brian Daniel @ Columbus College, Computer Center, Woodall Hall Rm 113 * * BDaniel@USCN Cougar Court, Columbus GA 31993-2399 (404)568-2063 * *************************************************************************