K85_BIORN@tekno.chalmers.se (Bj|rn Sandell) (11/27/90)
Dear Sirs, My harddisk (A590) has behaved strange lately. It started when some files (e.g. runback) ceased to be objectfiles. When I examined them, they contained mostly FF (HEX). I guess one could say that they were empty, but they were still of original size. I deleted the files, and replaced them with backuped stuff, and thought not much more of it. After a while I found more files with these symptoms. Since I didn't worry to much first time this happened, I couldn't tell if it was the same files as the first time or new one. At this time I noticed that 'info' claimed that 49% of DH0 was used, but I knew that it should be more than 80% full. A recursive listing confirmed this. When I booted up the machine the next the, a system request popped up. It said something like "Key 23046 already defined". The harddisk wouldn't verify, I found several readerrors, and eventually I gave up and reformated it. Could this be the result of a virus or trojan, or am I to blame? Is there any Amiga-virus that infect the harddisk? If so, what symptoms does it cause, and how do I get rid of it? Yours sincerely Bjorn Sandell