Abe-san's Virus Alert

[American Embassy <usemb@servis.net.tr>]

The virus alert that Abe-san pointed out to us
is now posted in commp.security.???  Nevermind,
I will attache it here.  the Followup message is further
explanation of what it is, how it happens and what NOT
to do.
Though I'd send these along as an apology for my
outburst abut a week ago.
Regards
Jack Gartin
usemb@servis.net.tr
CIS 100330,705
US Embassy, Turkey
From usemb@servis.net.tr Mon Jun 20 04:48:17 1994
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 94 04:41 EET DST
From: American Embassy <usemb@servis.net.tr>
To: usemb@servis.net.tr

Subject: U45301   CD-ROM Shareware Virus Alert!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

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    j_karlesky@acad.fandm.edu, mr274@rachel.albany.edu, u24936@uicvm.uic.edu
Subject: FYI: Virus Alert
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From: ssubbian at NOTE
Date: 6/8/94 3:18PM
To: ckruytbo at nsf15
*To: srs-all at NOTE
Subject: FYI: Virus Alert
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                         INTERNET VIRUS ALERT
 
     A virus has been discovered on the Internet that is disguised as CD-ROM
shareware.  Unknown hackers have illegally put the Chinon name on the
destructive shareware file and released it on the Internet.  This catastrophic
virus is named "CD-IT" -- DO NO DOWNLOAD.  IT WILL CORRPUPT YOUR HARD DRIVE.
The program allegedly a shareware PC utility that will convert an ordinary
CD-ROM drive in to a CD-Recordable (CD-R) device, which is technically
impossible, instead destroys critical system files on a user's hard drive.
The program also immediately crashes the CPU, forces the
user to reboot and stays in memory.  Widest dissemination
is requested.