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From: carroll1!dnewton@uunet.UU.NET (Dave Newton)
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Subject: Re: Is this a virus? (PC)
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Date: 26 Sep 89 16:13:44 GMT
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In article <0008.8909251230.AA29228@ge.sei.cmu.edu> Christoph.Fischer.RY15@DKAU
NI11 writes:
>Hi,
>  we just had an inquiery about 4 strange files that appeared on a
>Microsoft WORD installation. All 4 files are hidden system and readonly.
>
>The file MWA is text and contains:
>
>Copyright   1984 by Microsoft
>Word Freedom Fighters:
 [names deleted]
>Charles Simonyi

 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I only recognize this name as being a guy who worked/works
 at microsoft, he was profiled in the microsoft press book _Porgrammers at
 Work_.

 Plus it's pretty unlikely that microsoft would copyright a virus.

 Of course, it could just be a ruse...

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