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to: MARK GAULTON
from: WILL ECKARD
date: 1997-04-14 22:26:00
subject: FDD Problems

MG>Recently, I was asked to work on a new system for a relative.  I loaded
  >up dos 6.22 and win 3.1 with a full standard configuration.  Immediately 
aft
  >that, the 1.44 FDD stopped reading 1.44 and only acted as a 720.  Around 
the
  >same time, I was trying to transfer files onto floppy from my system and 
t
  >started to chew up my disks.  I was just wondering if there was anything 
tha
  >may be related to a virus.  I have run a full system scan using Scan 3.0,
  >fprot 2.26 and tbav 7.07.  Any help would be appreciated.
  >Contact would be appreciated at mgaulton@interlog.com or
  >mark.gaulton@sheridanc.on.ca if at all possible.
MG>... "Yes, I bet you have" - Han Solo
  >---
  > * TLX v4.10 *
MG>MAXX  | mark.gaulton@sheridanc.on.ca & mgaulton@interlog.com
MG>---
Yes there is a virus that does that. It damages every 3.5 disk stuck in
the infected computer. The read/write pins dig into the disk.....
isspelled?  Impossible.  My modem is error correcting.
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