KMILES@CC.USU.EDU ("Kurt Miles, VAX Consultant") (11/22/89)
Help! I just got hit by the lode-runner virus. I saw all those articles a while back, but I didn't keep them. (Dumb, huh?) Anyway, I cna't remember how to check all the other disks. Fortunately (or not, depending) I don't have a hard drive. It did wipe out the floppy though, but I reformatted and rebuilt that. problemis I'm not sure where the SOB came in. I have been using these programs for a long time, and I've never had a problem before. I haven't added anything in over three weeks, so.. where is it hiding now? If some kind soul in netland would mail me the files that were running aroung about the lode runner virus, I would be extrememly grateful. Thanks. Kurt ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Kurt Miles | GreyMan ------> and the <----- DRAGON KMILES@USU (Bitnet) | ...... remember, sometimes the DRAGON wins! KMILES@CC.USU.EDU (Internet) | ------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Doctoral Student in Instructional Technology at Utah State University "Dissertation? Doesn't that come after dinner? I like strawberry shortcake" ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
bchurch@oucsace.cs.OHIOU.EDU (Bob Church) (11/27/89)
In article <8911220724.AA07348@apple.com>, KMILES@CC.USU.EDU ("Kurt Miles, VAX Consultant") writes: > Help! > > I just got hit by the lode-runner virus. I saw all those articles a while > back, but I didn't keep them. (Dumb, huh?) > How do you get a virus from a commercial program? Bob Church att!oucsace!bchurch
huang@husc4.HARVARD.EDU (Howard Huang) (11/27/89)
bchurch@oucsace.cs.OHIOU.EDU (Bob Church) writes: > KMILES@CC.USU.EDU ("Kurt Miles, VAX Consultant") writes: >> >> I just got hit by the lode-runner virus. >> >How do you get a virus from a commercial program? I don't think Kurt said it was a commercial program. Public domain and shareware programs are also great targets for viruses. Howard C. Huang huang@husc4.harvard.edu huang@husc4.BITNET huang@husc4.UUCP
bchurch@oucsace.cs.OHIOU.EDU (Bob Church) (11/28/89)
In article <3266@husc6.harvard.edu>, huang@husc4.HARVARD.EDU (Howard Huang) writes: > bchurch@oucsace.cs.OHIOU.EDU (Bob Church) writes: > > KMILES@CC.USU.EDU ("Kurt Miles, VAX Consultant") writes: > >> I just got hit by the lode-runner virus. > >How do you get a virus from a commercial program? > I don't think Kurt said it was a commercial program. Public domain > and shareware programs are also great targets for viruses. > Sorry, I thought that he had gotten the virus from the Broderbund game of that name. I thought that this may have been the first case (that I had heard of) of a virus being planted by the infamous disgruntled employee. Bob Church att!oucsace!bchurch
KMILES@cc.usu.edu (Kurt Miles, VAX Consultant) (11/28/89)
In article <897@oucsace.cs.OHIOU.EDU>, bchurch@oucsace.cs.OHIOU.EDU (Bob Church) writes: > In article <3266@husc6.harvard.edu>, huang@husc4.HARVARD.EDU (Howard Huang) writes: >> bchurch@oucsace.cs.OHIOU.EDU (Bob Church) writes: >> > KMILES@CC.USU.EDU ("Kurt Miles, VAX Consultant") writes: >> >> I just got hit by the lode-runner virus. >> >How do you get a virus from a commercial program? >> I don't think Kurt said it was a commercial program. Public domain >> and shareware programs are also great targets for viruses. >> > Sorry, I thought that he had gotten the virus from the Broderbund game > of that name. I thought that this may have been the first case (that I > had heard of) of a virus being planted by the infamous disgruntled > employee. > > Bob Church > att!oucsace!bchurch Actually, it was first discovered via the lode-runner game if I remember correctly, and thus was named. Actually, it is a boot virus, one that erases blocks 0 and 1 of the disk being booted (warm boot) after being booted from another disk. I think I got it from a homegrown program given to me by a friend, but I'm not sure. I received a lot of information from other son the net, and even got a program to check to see if any of the other disks were infected. It looks like I got the culprit, and I haven't found any other infected disks. I will ask the author of the message and program if I can post it, since it came via e-mail, and if he says ok, I'll post it. -- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Kurt Miles | GreyMan ------> and the <----- DRAGON KMILES@USU (Bitnet) | ...... remember, sometimes the DRAGON wins! KMILES@CC.USU.EDU (Internet) | ------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Doctoral Student in Instructional Technology at Utah State University "Dissertation? Doesn't that come after dinner? I like strawberry shortcake" ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
jerryk@pro-tcc.cts.com (Jerry E. Kindall) (12/04/89)
In-Reply-To: message from KMILES@cc.usu.edu The so-called "Lode Runner" virus has nothing to do with the game. In fact, the virus's name is LOAD Runner, not LODE Runner. Obviously a pun of some sort. (See the latest A2-Central.) _____ ||___|| Jerry Kindall | Internet: jerryk@pro-tcc.cts.com | o | 2612 Queensway Drive | UUCP: nosc!crash!pro-tcc!jerryk |__O__| Grove City, OH 43123-3347 | GEnie: A2.JERRY ALine: A2 Jerry