Subject: Re: Hoax (Was ; Re: Computer Virus)
Date: Jan 12 11:07:55 1996
From: Don Baccus - donb at Rational.COM


>Futher notes. I know of two instances where major software companies,
>including one big one in our area, have recalled products due to virus
>infection.

Well, I can report that a slightly smaller software company, with
a technical office in Aloha, had a similar problem though it was
caught before product made it out the door. :)

>Also, if you get a virus and then get it "cleaned" have ALL of
>you diskettes chacked for the virus. Clean them or destroy them!

And we just went through this scenario at Portland Audubon, over 100
diskettes. It's a problem when you have a volunteer base where folks
bring in their own diskettes. Also, the first release of Windows
95 had no virus detection software...quickly fixed.

- Don Baccus, Portland OR <donb at rational.com>