IRMSS907%SIVM.BITNET@IBM1.CC.Lehigh.Edu (09/07/89)
About the OCT 12/13 rumored virus attack...an article in the Aug 28th issue of Federal Computer Week reports "Sobczak said candidates for the intrusion so far include the following viruses: DATACRIME, a virus that wipes out data by modifying .COM files, alleged to be planed for execution Oct 12 or 13. A West German virus, apparently discussed at a hacker's convention in Amsterdam earlier this month, to be introduced through BITNET. An enhanced version of an earlier Icelandic virus rewritten to avoid detection by constantly changing its location in memory." [Ed. I saw that too (thanks for the FAX, Bruce!) - does anyone have any info about this alleged Icelandic variant?] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Mignon Erixon-Stanford, PROFS Administrator Smithsonian Institution (Washington, D.C.) / Second Office of Information Resource Management \ thoughts Bitnet: IRMSS907 @ SIVM (or SYSADMIN @ SIVM) / are USUALLY Phone : (202) 357-4243 \ wiser. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-