AMORIEWJ@LEMOYNE.BITNET (03/21/91)
HAS ANYONE COME ACROSS A VIRUS CALLED PLASTIQUE. IT HAS JUST COME UP N THE IBM PC LAB HERE AT LE MOYNE COLLEGE. WE IDENTIFIED IT VIA IBM'S 12/90 VIRUS SCAN PROGRAM. SO FAR, INDICATIONS HAVE BEEN THAT AN INFECTED PC WILL START PLAYING A SONG AFTER IT HAS BEEN ON FOR HALF AN HOUR. NONE OF THESE PC'S ARE HOOKED INTO AN LAN. THE VIRUS HAS COPIED ITSELF INTO THE EXE FILES. OFTEN, THE INFECTED MACHINES WON'T BOOT. THEY ACT AS IF THERE IS A NON-SYSTEM DISK IN THE DRIVE UPON BOOTING. ONE OF THE HARD DRIVES HAS GONE COMPLETELY DOWN, AND THAT COMPUTER CAN'T EVEN BE BOOTED WITH DOS FROM A FLOPPY. IF YOU HAVE ANY INFO/QUESTIONS/ETC., PLEASE GET IN TOUCH WITH ME THANK YOU. JAY AMORIELL LE MOYNE MICROLAB STUDENT MGR AMORIEWJ@LEMOYNE 315/445-4106/6465/6320