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From: larry@sgistl.SGI.COM (Larry Autry)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.arch,comp.graphics
Subject: Re: How did this program burn out two monitors?
Summary: Sounds familiar, like a trojan.
Message-ID: <5637@sgistl.SGI.COM>
Date: 25 May 88 16:14:21 GMT
References: <10244@agate.BERKELEY.EDU>
Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc., Mt.View, CA., St.Louis Ofc.
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In article <10244@agate.BERKELEY.EDU>, willis@violet.berkeley.edu (Willis Johnson) writes:
> I recently compiled a program that is supposed to do graphics on 
> a Hercules graphics adapter.  [portion deleted] When I ran the .exe file, 
> my monitor  made a high-pitched whine, then the power light went off, 
> and a  crackling noise came out of the back until I pulled the power cord.
> 
I heard about this type of trojan a couple of years ago.  I'm glad I
haven't used it though.  

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					Larry Autry
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