[comp.virus] NEW VIRUS??

motu_7a@wmms-srf-yoko.arpa (DSC T. DEJANE) (07/14/89)

The follow was recieved over the IBMPC-L list.
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Date: Tue, 13 Jun 89 17:39:41 EDT
From: ejs@goldhill.com (Eric Swenson)
Subject: Virus? Help!

My wife's office has gotten the following messages printed out on their
networked laserprinter.  She doesn't know which workstation on the Novell
network originated the printouts and no banners on printed documents are
used, so it is hard to track down.  In any case, the output included:

                      THE COPY BANDITO
              SAYS YOUR SYSTEM HAS BEEN INVADED BY
   STRANGE BEINGS WHO SEEK TO DISRUPT THE NORMAL LIFE ESSENSE
              PURVEYING YOUR PLACE OF WORSHIP.
               WHAT IS IT THAT YOU PRAY TO?
                IS ANYONE SMART ENOUGH?


                        TIMES UP!
                   !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
               !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                       BOW DOWN

              NO ONW [sic] HAS THE BRAINS

Has anyone seen this before?  Does anyone have an suggestions as to how to
track down which program contains this virus (if it is a virus)?

Thanks.  -- Eric

dnewton@carroll1.cc.edu (Dave Newton) (07/16/89)

That's not a virus, someone broke in or did it as a joke.

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