40Hex Issue 4                                            December 1991


                       How Lame Are These People?
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This text is from the Homebase BBS, Mcaffee's board, all I can say is
read it.  Special apperance from Data Distruptor of Rabid and
Lestat/Skism, AKA me... Read on...


Msg#: 5712 *viru*
11-19-91 17:11:34
From: TERRY ROSS
  To: ALL
Subj: IS THIS A VIRUS?
Hi.  Is there a known virus which displays a screen which reads "INC, for
quality cracks?"  I have recently inherited a computer at the company I work at
and there was apparently some tetris and blockout games on the disk which are
the source of this message.  I found a file called "runme.bat" with the text in
it, but even after I deleted it, it still pops up the aforementioned message.
Also, the message gives me a choice of EGA CGA or monochrome and in general,
the message makes life difficult for me.
        any help with this would be vastly appreciated.

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Msg#: 5715 *viru*
11-19-91 17:50:59
From: ARYEH GORETSKY
  To: TERRY ROSS
Subj: REPLY TO MSG# 5712 (IS THIS A VIRUS?)
If you can upload a copy of an infected file, we can see if it contains viral
code.

Aryeh Goretsky
 Tech Support

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Msg#: 5718 *viru*
11-19-91 19:42:34
From: LESTAT /SKISM
  To: TERRY ROSS
Subj: REPLY TO MSG# 5712 (IS THIS A VIRUS?)
It's not a virus.  INC is the International Network of Crackers.  What they do
is unprotect games and distribute them.  What you do have is most likely
illegally obtained software.

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Msg#: 5717 *viru*
11-19-91 18:01:25
From: DATA DISRUPTOR
  To: ARYEH GORETSKY
Subj: REPLY TO MSG# 5597 (RABID)
 Haha! Funny guy. I believe you are referring to the Roland D-10 and S-10
series of keyboards... R-10 being a keyboard... bah!

Data Disruptor RABID Int'nl Development Corp.

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Msg#: 5719 *viru*
11-19-91 19:45:03
From: LESTAT /SKISM
  To: DATA DISRUPTOR
Subj: REPLY TO MSG# 5717 (RABID)
Thats coming from a guy who thinks INC are virus writers.  Jessh.

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