Trojan Horse Warning

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From: BMUG
Date: Sun, 19 Mar 1989 01:21

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WARNING:  We have discovered the existence of a "Trojan Horse" in a
bogus upgrade to Anti-Toxin, a virus-detecting INIT from Mainstay.
The INIT, labelled as version 2.0 in the Get Info box, attempts to
format your disk and rename it "Scored!".

A couple variations of this INIT have been reported. The one we have
seen has a size of 2,276 bytes, created Fri, Jan 13, 1989, 3:05PM, and
modified Mon, Mar 6,1989, 12:03AM. A quick inspection of the disassembled
code of the INIT indicates that it does nothing until the clock time
on your mac is after Mar 13, 1989, 5:20PM. The perpetrator obviously
wanted the Trojan Horse to lie dormant for a few days, giving it a
chance to spread to more users.

Although I believe Anti-Toxin is a commercial product, this bogus
version has apparently been uploaded to several bulletin boards.
Watch out!
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Subject: Trojan Horse Warning
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