ROBERTS@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (George) (02/24/91)
Taken without permission from: DEFENSE NEWS Monday, February 18,1991
Virus Zaps POW Database
A small computer in the U.S. Army's Pentagon operations center was
struck by a virus Feb. 8, damaging a database of information about
Iraqi prisoners of war, according to a Defense Department computer
expert. However, the information was automatically preserved by
security software, he said.
The virus, called the "Marijuana Stoned" virus, probably infected
the computer through video game software used for recreation by
soldiers in Saudi Arabia, the expert said. Once the virus infects a
computer, the screen displays a message telling users that the
computer is stoned, adding "Legalize Marijuana!."