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From: DXB132@psuvm.psu.edu
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Subject: Re: Help -- Lamar Exterminator Virus -- coolcapture vector
Message-ID: <91030.143604DXB132@psuvm.psu.edu>
Date: 30 Jan 91 19:36:04 GMT
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In article <3930@orbit.cts.com>, chucks@pnet51.orb.mn.org (Erik Funkenbusch)
says:

>>  2.  Can it affect a hard drive?
>Nope, The Lamer is a bootblock virus and only effects data blocks on floppy
>drives.

I would be careful. Most viruses patch DoIO and they don't care what driver
the message is being sent to, i.e. they don't distinguish between HDs and
floppies (or console IO, for that matter :-))

-- Dan Babcock