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From: chucks@pnet51.orb.mn.org (Erik Funkenbusch)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.programmer,comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: Help -- Lamar Exterminator Virus -- coolcapture vector
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Date: 29 Jan 91 23:45:10 GMT
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dale@sparky.IMD.Sterling.COM (Dale Miller) writes:
>A student in my wife's 3rd grade classroom brought in an Amiga game to use
>on our Amiga 1000.
This is why all software that comes from unknown sources should be examined
closely.
>
>  The disk had the "lamar exterminator" virus on it.
>
>However, my wife brought home one of the disk and I loaded it into our 
>Amiga 3000.  I have used VirusX_4.01 with  workbench 2.0 and it says that
>everything is clean.  However, when I load VirusX_4.01 with workbench 1.3
>it gives me a warning about the coolcapture vector saying that there may
>be a virus in RAM.
Hmm this is a weird one.  Never heard of that problem.  
>
>My questions: 
>
>  1.  How serious is the lamar exterminator virus?
Any virus is serious.  The Lamer can destroy a floppy disk if left long
enough.
>  2.  Can it affect a hard drive?
Nope, The Lamer is a bootblock virus and only effects data blocks on floppy
drives.
>  3.  Does VirusX_4.01 with workbench 1.3 normally give the coolcapture
I've never had the problem on a 1.3 system.
>      vector message?
>  4.  Is there a newer release of VirusX?
As far as i know, 4.01 is the latest.
>  5.  Does VirusX check the hard drive?
No, but it does come with some programs which check for certain virii on the
hard drive.
>
>My wife now knows how and why to use VirusX.  I expect a phone call tonight
>from the father of the student who still has the virus.
Or perhaps you should call him, since he might not take it seriously.
>
>Thank You,  Dale Miller

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