40Hex Issue 04 File 007

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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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