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From: p1@arkham.wimsey.bc.ca (Rob Slade)
Newsgroups: comp.virus
Subject: Is there a 1024 virus? (PC)
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Date: 11 Jun 91 02:50:52 GMT
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sorrell@triton.unm.edu (Stan Orrell) writes:

> Can anyone suggest an explanation of our observation on several
> computers (various IBM pc types) of a result from chkdsk of 654336
> bytes of total memory?

A number of viral programs would fit this bill, the most obvious being
the ubiquitous "Stoned".  Check the boot sectors of your boot disks with
your Norton utilities.

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