IPBR400@INDYCMS.BITNET (Pat Ralston) (03/27/91)
In the March 4th issue 34 VIRUS-L Digest we (IUPUI) reported what might be a mutation of Stoned or Stoned II. In that posting we said "McAfee's VIRUSCAN version 74B reports Stoned, but ONLY on FLOPPY disks". We have had many responses -- Thanks to all. Some of those responding felt that we are seeing old -- vanilla -- Stoned. One of the most heard responses was "have you tried version 75?". Yes, when version 75 was available to us we used it; with the same results. Stoned can be found on floppy disks but not the hard disk. We have sent a specimen to only one or two people who asked for it -- most major (familiar) names on this list. It is still an unsettling thought that this Stoned -- whether vanilla/common version or new hacked version -- can be found on floppy disks only. Pat Ralston IUPUI Indiana University - Purdue University at Indianapolis