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                   �        VIRUS REPORT         �
                   �        Amstrad Virus        �
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Date of Origin: Reported in November, 1989 by Jean Luz, an NCSA member.
Known for about one year prior to that in Spain and Portugal.

Place of Origin: Spain and Portugal

Host Machine: PC compatibles.

Host Files: COM files other than COMMAND.COM. Not memory resident.

OnScreen Symptoms: Displays a fake advertisement for the Amstrad
computer.

Increase in Size of Infected Files: 847 bytes.

Nature of Damage: May corrupt program or overlay files.

Detected by: Scanv51+, F-Prot, IBM Scan, Pro-Scan.

Removed by: CleanUp, Scan/D, F-Prot, or simply erase the infected files.

    This virus appears to cause no damage beyond replication, which may
occasionally damage a COM file.


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