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From: boyd@fsucs.cs.fsu.edu (Mickey Boyd)
Subject: Stoned virus on IBM PC's
Message-ID: <9003132030.AA03562@fsucs.cs.fsu.edu>
Reply-To: boyd@nu.cs.fsu.edu (Mickey Boyd)
Organization: Florida State University Computer Science Department
Distribution: usa
Date: 13 Mar 90 20:29:47 GMT
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We have several machines (386 clones w/80mb hd's) infected with the "Stoned"
virus.  On bootup (from floppy), the computer complaines about it's setup
(which is correct), and puts the user in the setup screen.  After this 
screen is exited, the message "This PC is now Stoned" appears at the
top of the screen.  Sometimes, the rom setup is fried after this.

I need to know if the virus could have infected the hard drives, and I also
need a virus killer that can eradicate this damn thing.  Please respond to the
address below, or post to this newsgroup.  If someone could supply me with 
an ftp address, and the name of a v-killer, I would certainly appreciate it.

Also, does this virus do anything other than be annoying?  I mean in terms of
data manipulation/destruction????  Is it a boot sector virus, or does it hook
itself to .com, .exe, or other files?!?


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              Mickey Boyd            |    "Nobody can be exactly like me.
         FSU Computer Science        |      Even I have trouble doing it."
      mail:  boyd@fsucs.cs.fsu.edu   |              - Tallulah Bankhead
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