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VIRUS-L Digest Monday, 17 Apr 1989 Volume 2 : Issue 90
Today's Topics:
I need assistance (PC)
Flu_Shot+ availability (PC)
Ignorance is not the answer
Legal aspects of viruses
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Date: Fri, 14 Apr 89 17:04 EST
From: <STU_SMGR@JMUVAX1.BITNET>
Subject: I need assistance (PC)
Over the course of the past week, I have had three of my 3.5"
diskettes "blow up". In all cases I have received error messages when
trying either to run .EXE files or trying to do a directory. The first
diskette had a scrambled FAT, and boot sector. The same held true with
the second, however, there was the added discovery that all sectors on
that disk were bad. The third diskette is completely unaccessible,
either by trying to execute files or do directories. I have not, at
this point tried to discover the extent and exact nature of the damage
to this diskette. I am nowhere ready to cry virus, but in all honesty,
I wouldn't know a virus if it kicked me in the shin. At this point I
am unsure as to how to go about eliminating other types of operator
and/or hardware problems. Any help that the readers of this group can
offer would be greatly appreciated. I don't want to run around like a
chicken with my head chopped off, and really need to kow how to go
about eliminating or confirming the more ordinary problems that crop
up. Thanks in advance.
Steve Grigg
STU_SMGR@JMUVAX1
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Date: Fri Apr 14 23:14:34 1989
From: utoday!greenber@uunet.UU.NET
Subject: Flu_Shot+ availability (PC)
Just as a note for Virus-L: the current version of FLU_SHOT+ is 1.52.
It is always available for free on my BBS at (212)-889-6438
(2400/1200/ N/8/1/24hr). I will forward a copy over to SIMTEL-20 on
my next distributor fufillment cycle (middle of week of April-16)
Ross M. Greenberg, Author FLU_SHOT+
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Date: Fri, 14 Apr 89 22:39 CDT
From: PETCHER%eg.ti.com@RELAY.CS.NET
Subject: Ignorance is not the answer
> From: Chris Siebenmann <cks@white.toronto.edu>
> Subject: Re: VIRUS-L Guidelines???
>
> Unless you know for sure otherwise, it's wise to assume any message
> sent to a public mailing list will be rebroadcast to the world and
> thus not put anything in such messages you don't mind the world
> seeing. It's also a maxim of security that the bad guys know all of
> this information already, but the good guys don't (bad guys have lots
> of communication methods.
My feelings exactly. An adage that's been going around the industry
for some time now is "Ignorance is no substitute for security."
Malcolm Petcher
Texas Instruments, Inc.
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Date: Sun, 16 Apr 89 18:19 CDT
From: <MH518006@AUDUCVAX.BITNET>
Subject: Legal aspects of viruses
I need any information on the punishment, present laws, and pending
laws that deal with implementing computer viruses for an english paper
any information would be greatly appreciated
James Ray
Auburn University
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