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From: zz96sr@sdacs.ucsd.edu (Steve Rusk)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.introduction
Subject: WARNING! Fish Disks are not virus free!
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Date: 15 Mar 91 15:44:43 GMT
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     Yesterday, I downloaded 2 Fishdisk icon files from ux1:

         ff190 GaryIcons
         ff350 Icons

     One of these (ff350 most likely) has a virus.  I made the mistake of
putting them on DH0:, assuming that Fishdisks are pretty safe.  This
morning, the system would not come up -- Error Validating Disk.
     I ran diskdoctor on DF0: and DH0:  Now, DH0: is called "Lazarus",
the clock is way off and the DH0: workbench screen has a huge icon of a
3 1/2 disk with "SFVAUG" written on it.  This icon was on ff350.
(SFVAUG = San Fernando Valley Amiga Users Group).
     This weekend, I think my newly aquired Amiga 2000 (free) is going
in the closet.  I'm going back to my Commodore 64.  It may be slow,
but at least it's a**hole proof.

                                  --Steve