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Re: NEWS : Hare Krishna virus to strike computers
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To: ghen@netcom.com
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Subject: Re: NEWS : Hare Krishna virus to strike computers
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From: jai@mantra.com (Dr. Jai Maharaj)
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Date: Fri, 20 Sep 1996 08:52:52 -1000
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In-Reply-To: <ghenDy0DyM.Ltu@netcom.com>
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Newsgroups: soc.religion.hindu
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Organization: Mantra Corporation, USA
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References: <ghenDy0DyM.Ltu@netcom.com>
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Reply-To: "Dr. Jai Maharaj" <jai@eskimo.com>
In article <ghenDy0DyM.Ltu@netcom.com>,
of Fri, 20 Sep 1996 02:08:46 UTC,
ghen@netcom.com (Global Hindu Electronic Network) wrote:
> NEW DELHI, Sept. 18 (UPI) -- An Indian computer virus
> targeted at personal computers downloading
> pornographic Internet files is expected to activate
> itself on Sept. 20, a report said Wednesday. . . .
The so-called Hare Krishna virus erupted on August 22,
and the news reports I have read all say that the virus
is supposed to hit again on Sunday, September 22, 1996:
HARE.7610
(Information from the McAfee Anti-Virus Web site)
Virus Characteristics
Hare.7610 is a destructive, memory resident,
polymorphic, stealth, multi-partite virus. Hare.7610
infects .COM and .EXE files and the Master Boot Record
(MBR) on hard disks and the boot sector on diskettes.
Upon infection, Hare.7610 becomes memory resident.
Hare.7610 overwrites a portion of the MBR. Hare.7610
infects .EXE and .COM files as they are executed and
infects diskette boot sectors as they are accessed.
Indications of Infection
The Hare.7610 is triggered on August 22 and September
22. On these dates, the following message is displayed:
"’HDEuthanasia’ by Demon Emperor: Hare Krsna, hare,
hare"
Hare.7750 a variant of Hare.7610, displays the
following message:
"HDEuthanasia-v2' by Demon Emperor: Hare Krsna, hare,
hare"
Hare.7786 another variant of Hare.7610, displays the
following message:
"HDEuthanasia-v3' by Demon Emperor: Hare Krsna, hare,
hare"
In addition to the above message, the payload of
Hare.7610 results in an overwrite of the system hard
disks.
The data contained on the hard disks is destroyed
during this process.
[...]
"HARE" VIRUS EXPECTED TO ERUPT AGAIN ON SEPT. 22
[September 12, 1996] DALLAS /PRNewswire/ -- With the
"Hare Krishna" computer virus threatening to surface
again on Sept. 22, CompUSA Inc. (NYSE: CPU), America's
Largest Computer Superstore(R) retailer, offers timely
suggestions for safe-guarding personal computers against
infection from viruses.
According to Cheyenne Software, systems infected with
the virus may exhibit symptoms prior to the Sept. 22
eruption. One sign of an infection is that COM.files
will grow by 7750, 7610 or 7786 bytes. Additionally,
EXE.files will show growth in the same amounts or up to
an additional 15 bytes. . . .
DEADLY COMPUTER VIRUS EXPECTED TO STRIKE SEPTEMBER 22;
"HARE" VIRUS DEVOURS PC DATA AT HOME AND IN THE OFFICE
[September 19, 1996] PITTSBURGH -- (BUSINESS WIRE) --
PC users beware. This Sunday marks the return of one of
the deadliest computer viruses ever created. The Hare
(pronounced har-eh) virus is expected to attack home
and office computers around the world and potentially
destroy data on thousands of hard drives. The virus had
its first outbreak on August 22.
"There are about 9,000 known computer viruses and this
is one of the most destructive I have ever
encountered," says Professor Bob Hopkins, director of
the Cooper Union Computer Center in New York. "The Hare
virus is designed to attack your hard drive and destroy
all of the information it contains."
According to Hopkins, the virus is proving itself
immune to some anti-virus programs because it can change
itself to prevent detection. Computer experts are
warning PC users to use any means possible to protect
their valuable data. . . .
Jai Maharaj <jai@mantra.com> Jyotishi, Vedic Astrologer
%:%:%:%:%:%:%:%:%:%:%:%:%:%:%:%:%:%:%:%:%:% Om Shanti %:%:%
