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From: ADMN8621@RYERSON.BITNET (Larry Anta)
Newsgroups: comp.virus
Subject: Chinese Bomb (PC)
Message-ID: <0003.9105232038.AA03593@ubu.cert.sei.cmu.edu>
Date: 22 May 91 15:53:27 GMT
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The following message appeared on one of our IBM PCs:

                          VP    9z     U(    5/

                   ----  C h i n e s e    B o m b   ----

                          ( Made in China  1989 )


C:\WORD>
C:\WORD>

According to one of our technicians, the hard disk was "trashed" at
that point.  (He says he had to format it.)

Any help would be appreciated.  (McAfee's SCAN V75 comes up clean.)

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: Larry Anta, Data Security Officer     Toronto Ontario CANADA M5B 2K3 :
: Ryerson  Polytechnical  Institute     Voice- (416) 979-5000 Ext 6797 :
: Room S-341    350 Victoria Street     Bitnet-ADMN8621@RYERSON        :
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