CD-ROM VIRUS ALERT!

[David Farber <farber () central cis upenn edu>]

> FROM: Dennis W. Webb
> Subject: CD-ROM VIRUS ALERT!
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> Date:         Wed, 18 May 1994 17:59:20 -0400
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> From:         "Enrique S. Ignarra" <S0496872%BARRYU.BITNET () VM1 MCGILL CA>
> Subject:      CD-ROM VIRUS ALERT!
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> CD-Rom manufacturer Chinon America, Inc. says computer vandals have ilegally
> put its name on a virus-ridden file and released it on the INTERNET.
>
>  Chinon warns NOT to download the file called CD-IT.ZIP, saying it will
> corrupt the hard disk.
>
>  In a statement from Torrance, CA., Chinon says "The program, allegedly a
> shareware PC utility that will convert an ordinary CD-ROM drive into a
> CD-Recordable (CD-R) device, which is technically impossible, instead destroys
> the files on the PC hard drive.
>
>  The program also immediately crashes the CPU, forces the user to reboot
> and stays in memory.  The virus has proven thus far to be _undetectable_ by
> traditional virus checkers."
>
>  Chinon says that the CD-IT.ZIP file 'promises to enable read/write to your
> CD-ROM drive', and lists the program as being authored by Joseph S. Shriner,
> couriered by HDA, and copyrighted by Chinon Products.
>
>  Saying that it has no division by that name, Chinon management speculates
> that the vandals picked its company name to make it seem that the software
> was being endorsed by a well known and reputable CD-ROM manufacturer.
>
> Chinon is urging people with information that could lead to the arrest and
> prosecution of those associated with the CD-IT program to call the company
> at 310-533-0274.
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>
> Just thought I'd pass it along as a warning and a heads-up.  You may
> want to pass this info along.
>
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> | Enrique S. Ignarra                                                     |
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