Re: VIRUS OUTBREAK in MAC BINARIES!

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From: Harri Valkama LAKE
Date: Fri, 08 Sep 1989 12:25

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In article <4992@merlin.usc.edu>, gford@nunki.usc.edu (Gregory Ford) writes:
> More:
> I recently did an anonymous ftp to a site in Finland (honest, I don't
> remember which one...128.11X.XXX.XXX - I know it helps a lot, eh?) and
> the file I download, arcmac.ARC, an IBM ARC dearchiver, was infected
> with nVIR B.  Luckily it didn't spread.  Since I don't know the name of the
> system I got it from, I hope the system adminstrator reads this.  And, 
> maybe people should check their copy of arcmac.ARC.

I checked our site and at least here it WAS REALLY INFECTED. So anybody
who got it from here please check out that it don't spread. I removed
the infected one and put a new fresh copy from Sumex available. I try
(and must) be more careful for now on. SORRY and once again SORRY.

-- 
	Harri Valkama			: email:  hv@chyde.uwasa.fi (internet)
Computer Centre, University of Vaasa	:         valkama@finfun    (bitnet)
	P.O.BOX 700			: voice:  +358 61 248426
	SF-65101 VAASA FINLAND		:  site:  128.214.12.3

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From: hv@chyde.uwasa.fi (Harri Valkama LAKE)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: VIRUS OUTBREAK in MAC BINARIES!
Summary: Yes it was infected - sorry.
Message-ID: <747@chyde.uwasa.fi>
Date: 8 Sep 89 12:25:11 GMT
References: <20982.24F8D5E1@cmhgate.FIDONET.ORG> <697@anagld.UUCP> <4992@merlin.usc.edu>
Organization: U of Vaasa, Finland
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