Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!husc6!mailrus!uflorida!gatech!dcatla!holos0!fsg From: fsg@holos0.UUCP (Frank Glass) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: Anyone infected by "Brain" virus? Message-ID: <1380@holos0.UUCP> Date: 23 Sep 88 12:45:21 GMT References: <10111@eddie.MIT.EDU> Organization: Holos Software, Atlanta, GA Lines: 24 In article <10111@eddie.MIT.EDU>, zermelo@eddie.MIT.EDU (L Richard Duffy) writes: > > a Pakistani company ...has apparently planted some viruses in pirated > software which has wide circulation, ... > > [a] friend asked me for advice; he and his colleagues have enormous > amounts of pirated stuff which they use with their extensive databases, > etc. Obviously he's afraid ... > Fascinating. A _computer_ virus which selects users of pirated software. A vigilante virus! As desirable as this may seem (1/2 smile), it's probably a hoax. > Please e-mail... _True_ information (as opposed to rumors) on issues such as viruses SHOULD be posted to the net, provided that such postings do not become redundant. -- Frank Glass Holos Software, Inc. Voice: (404) 496-1358 UUCP: ...!gatech!holos0!fsg