Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/03/16

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Badtimes Virus Warning!!
From: Nick Hunter <nhunter1@mindspring.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 00:02:53 -0500 (EST)

Robert Rose wrote: (edited for brevity)

>I am sure this virus warning is for real.
>====================================
>.....It demagnetizes the strips on all your credit cards,  reprograms your
>ATM access code, messes up the tracking on your VCR and uses subspace
>field harmonics to scratch any CDs you try to play.  It will completely
>re-write your hard drive, (and your soft drive  too).......

>When executed, "Badtimes" will also give you nightmares about circus
>midgets........It is also a rather
>interesting shade of mauve.
>
>These are just a few of the signs.
>
>*******Be afraid, very afraid.*******

While Eric Welch wrote:

>It is NOT real. Don't believe that stuff and waste our time! Please!

Well, It doesn't sound too SERIOUS to me!  ;)

BTW, Robert, could this virus be responsible for "cleaning marks" on early
Summicrons?

Nick Hunter