Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sdd.hp.com!spool.mu.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!bloom-beacon!eru!hagbard!sunic!news.funet.fi!cc.tut.fi!public From: public@cc.tut.fi (PD Software Group) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Subject: Re: Is this a virus??? Keywords: virus Message-ID: <1991Apr8.074021.12628@cc.tut.fi> Date: 8 Apr 91 07:40:21 GMT Article-I.D.: cc.1991Apr8.074021.12628 References: <1991Apr7.033120.20083@ulowell.ulowell.edu> Organization: Tampere University of Technology, Finland Lines: 24 In article <1991Apr7.033120.20083@ulowell.ulowell.edu> mschedlb@hawk.ulowell.edu (Martin J. Schedlbauer) writes: >As I have been working over the past few days, Window's 3.0 WRITE and >AmiPRO suddenly crashed. Other things have been working fine. > >On my 286-AT similar problems occured. I am using SuperPrint on both >machines. This *maybe* some kind of virus which infects files. Most viruses won't work with Windows programs since they're structurally different than normal DOS programs (I think). Usually when virus infects win.exe file, windows will hang when executed. > >Does anyone have any comments? What virus detection/disinfection >programs could I try? > Well, I recommed Scan V75 or F-Prot1.14 for you - they can detect most PC viruses. -- Tapio Keih{nen Mesihein{nkatu 2 B 6 33340 Tampere Finland