david.dmytryshyn@f428.n250.z1.fidonet.org (david dmytryshyn) (04/27/89)
Recently on EchoMac I read a posting concerning a Trojan going under the guise of Stuffit v2.0d, here is a little excerpt: > Msg# : 9309 Fri 21 Apr 89 3:43p > From : GERRY JOHNSON > To : All > Subject: Possible Stuffit 2.0d Virus > > I found this alarming message on BIG MAC BBS (201-531-3519, > Wanamassa, NJ) Can anyone verify this? > > 21/21: Watch Out! Warning! > Name: Frank Ventura #89 > Date: 11:07 am Fri Apr 21, 1989 > There is a new trojan horse program that is going around under > the guise of StuffIt 2.0d! This is a very lethal program I had > my hard disk turned off (power switch off) but it still managed > to trash the disk enough where it cannot not be reinitialized via > PC MacTools, SUM, or the drives own initialzation software - > I sent the drive back to the manfacturer and they said the > damage was beyond repair (something about the program > writing too many bad sectors to the disk). So I caution you no > to do anything with the above program it is being uploaded > all around the country by some nasty little kid, the info I > have on him is: The question I have is, is it indeed possible for a trojan to do harm to a hard drive if the drive isn't even on!? I've never heard of such a thing, but thought I'd ask the net... David.. - Signature Continued in Next Message - --- FD 2.00 * Origin: Computer Synapse - Neural Networking - Toronto (1:250/428) --- MaS Relayer v1.00.00 Message gatewayed by MaS Network Software and Consulting/HST Internet: david.dmytryshyn@f428.n250.z1.fidonet.org UUCP: ...!tmsoft!masnet!f428.n250.z1.fidonet.org!david.dmytryshyn