AIDS Virus (Mac) and AIDS Trojan (Non-Mac)

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From: Joe McMahon
Date: Wed, 07 Feb 1990 18:58

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There is a Mac virus named AIDS. It's an nVIR-b clone (i.e., the
resources and code were modified to use resources of that name instead
of "nVIR").  It does the same stuff that nVIR does - i.e., reproduce
and sometimes beep when a program is launched. It does nothing
connected with the disease.

The non-Mac "AIDS Disk" being talked about lately is NOT connected
with the Mac at all. It was a program that purported to be a survey
which would tell you how much of a risk you had of contracting the
(non-computer) virus. It instead encrypted all of your files and
attempted to get you to mail $300-and-some to an address in Panama.

Clear?

 --- Joe M.

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