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From: AWCTTYPA@UIAMVS.BITNET ("David A. Lyons")
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Make a backup BEFORE you're hit
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Date: 31 Jul 88 12:13:35 GMT
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>Date:         Wed, 20 Jul 88 11:10:20 GMT
>From:         Brett Genger <phri!dasys1!brett@NYU.EDU>
>Subject:      Apple Virus!
>
>WARNING: An Apple ][e/][gs Virus under the name "CyberAIDS" is going around
>         it has been known to attack ProDOS 8/16 Files, and duplicate itself
>         Please Be Careful, and if you notice anything strange, MAKE A BACKUP


BAD ADVICE!

If you suspect that some part of your system has been infected by a
virus, RESTORE your programs from a backup rather than making one.
You might want to back up your DATA carefully, but not your whole
hard drive, for example.  (Maybe that's what Brett meant; just
wanted to clarify it.)

--David A. Lyons  a.k.a.  DAL Systems
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