stefan@sherlock.cs.concordia.ca (BUCHHOLZ) (02/01/90)
I got home, switched on my beloved computer to get a little requester appear halfway through my startup-sequence informing me that there had been a "software failure". "Gee", I wondered, "I haven't seen one of these for a while." So I reboot and get the same thing. The beeds of sweat start to form over my brows. I remembered that I had decided about 2 weeks ago to stop running VirusX4.0. Bad move. After a few cut-the-startup-sequence-short-and-try-to-gain-control, the stupid requester kept reappearing anyhow after a certain (short) time. Then I saw it. I think the guys that write these things should be hung by their testicals. Better yet, give them a c64 or an ST to play with. It said something like: " ... and the cure is..." on a full-black screen. It's one of those that attach themselves to executables. Now I have to get my hands on KV from an ftp site. It's a good thing that it happenedat my home and not in the lab at school ( we have 13 Amigas, various flavors). Moral: Get Steve Tibbet's VirusX4.0. Have it running all the time. Have a merry Xmas everyone... Stefy LePew. PS: Any info on this virus would be appreciated. I'd especially like the author's name!!! *************************************************************************