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From: SHAFFERJ@BKNLVMS.BITNET ("Jim Shaffer, Jr.")
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
Subject: Atari 8-bit viruses
Message-ID: <8809081639.AA19101@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>
Date: 8 Sep 88 04:26:00 GMT
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I'm re-sending this message because I never saw it on the digest.
Those of you who saw it before somehow (at least one person did), please
accept my apologies.

Despite the claim in this discussion group about two months ago (*very*
approximately) that an Atari 8-bit virus would be difficult to write, I
recently read in an article in Atari Explorer magazine that there is an
Atari 8-bit virus going around.  Unfortunately, the article didn't go into
much detail -- in fact, hardly any detail at all.  I don't remember the
specific information about the article (what issue, who wrote it, etc.),
but it was an article on viruses in general (not just on the Atari) and
was quite good in that respect, mentioning Scores, Brain, the Israel Virus,
CHRISTMA EXEC, and other recent viruses.

So, can anyone give me any information on the Atari 8-bit virus?  I haven't
found the time to check CompuServe yet (or any other bulletin boards), but
if I find any information elsewhere I'll be sure to post it here.