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From: vrm@blackwater.cerc.wvu.wvnet.edu (Vasile R. Montan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: A new virus that physically damages your hard disk?
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Date: 10 Apr 91 21:45:12 GMT
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I heard a disturbing rumor today: someone told me that there is
a new Mac virus that somehow physically damages the hard drive,
requiring that it be sent back to the manufacturer for a costly
repair.

Is this true?  If so, how does the virus work, and how can I
protect myself from it?  Will Disinfect catch it?

--Kurisuto
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