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From: sirius@cup.portal.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Vampire Virus
Message-ID: <9282@cup.portal.com>
Date: 20 Sep 88 00:13:36 GMT
References: <3157@sdsu.UUCP>
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
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In article <3157@sdsu.UUCP> lindwall@sdsu.UUCP (John Lindwall) writes:
>Lo and behold I got a Requester from VirusX 2.0 which
>tells me that the disk is infected with the SCA virus!  I would like advice
>on what I should do about this virus.  I suspect that the game has a custom
>boot-block and so I did not have VirusX overwrite the boot-block.  This is
>my first encounter with a virus and so I need some help.

I just got the same program, and after reading your note, took a look at
the boot block.  I checked it with VirusX (1.71) and it told me the same
thing.  But when you take a look at the boot block, it isn't a virus, it's
just a custom boot block that VirusX _THINKS_ is the SCA virus.
(Just to check that it WAS just a custom boot block, I loaded it, rebooted,
and gave it a disk to infect, and it didn't.  So I don't think there's
anything to worry about..

Mike Stilson
sirius@cup.portal.com