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excerpt: "A news item reprinted from The Plotter about a self-replicating machine code virus embedded in the COMMAND.COM disk utility that spreads to floppy and hard drives by corrupting directory sectors. Advises T/S disk users to detect it using PRINT FREE# before and after loading a suspect program."
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# Computer Virus Hits Sinclair Family

A news item reprinted from The Plotter about a self-replicating machine code virus embedded in the COMMAND.COM disk utility that spreads to floppy and hard drives by corrupting directory sectors. Advises T/S disk users to detect it using PRINT FREE# before and after loading a suspect program.