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RAINBOW VIRUS SUSCEPTABIL Conf: (74) fRAINBOW

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From: George A. Theall
Date: Sat, 07 Oct 1989 15:48
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Comments: Rainbow Echomail from FRANK MALLORY    Read: YES

BH> Does anyone know if any of the DOS related virus' reported over the
BH> last couple of years can wreak havoc on Rainbows?  Or are the
BH> differences from the IBM environment sufficient to thwart such attacks?

The Rainbow is not immune.  I had one that attached to DOS 3.10 on one of
my 'bows.   Caused a lot of trouble on my hard drive.


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