GASPARD@HROEUR5.BITNET (05/27/88)
Hi there, I've just got a phone-call from de dutch distributor of GFA-BASIC. There is a book called GFA-BASIC 3.0 with has a disk inside. This disk is infected by a 'boot'-virus. You can kill it with the standard viruskillers. You can also bring it back to the place where you bought it. NOTE: It is NOT the disk with the BASIC interpreter (3.0). That one is allright. The book is written in German by: G.P. Engels & M.C. Gorgens. ISBN-3-89317-004-9 I thank GFA-System-technik for letting us know. They could keep it quit if they like, but the didn't. That's sportive. Bert Rozenberg Dutch ST-foundation. Exit
woodside@ttidca.TTI.COM (George Woodside) (05/27/88)
In article <8805261722.AA27626@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> GASPARD@HROEUR5.BITNET writes: ...[edited]... >I've just got a phone-call from de dutch distributor of GFA-BASIC. >There is a book called GFA-BASIC 3.0 with has a disk inside. >This disk is infected by a 'boot'-virus. >You can kill it with the standard viruskillers. >You can also bring it back to the place where you bought it. > >NOTE: It is NOT the disk with the BASIC interpreter (3.0). > That one is allright. > >The book is written in German by: G.P. Engels & M.C. Gorgens. >ISBN-3-89317-004-9 Seems like just a few weeks ago, there was a net discussion of liability of a commercial vendor if a virus was found on a commercial distribution. Someone's crystal ball was tuned in quite clearly! If someone will reproduce this disk, and mail me a copy, I'll add this virus to the detect-and-kill capabilities for the next posting of the virus killer. George R. Woodside 5219 San Feliciano Drive Woodland Hills, Ca. 91364 USA Thank you. .Food .Food .Food -- *George R. Woodside - Citicorp/TTI - Santa Monica, CA *Path: ..!{trwrb|philabs|csun|psivax}!ttidca!woodside