%%File: VIRS0228.TXT
%%Name/Aliases: Chile Medeira, CPW, Mediera, Mierda?, 1530
%%Platform: PC/MS-DOS
%%Type: Program., 
%%Disk Location: EXE application., COM application., COMMAND.COM
%%Features: 
%%Damage: Deletes or moves files.
%%Size: 
%%See Also: 
%%Notes: Two versions (at least) of a virus are pretty common in CHILE 
at the moment. These viruses infect COM's (including COMMAND.COM) and 
EXE's and erase files under some conditions.

Both viruses are identified by SCAN106 and FPROT209. The original virus 
is reported as "CPW". The variant is reported as "Mediera" by Scan and 
"Mierda?" by FPROT. SCAN reports "1530" when the virus is active in 
memory.

Do not panic. Just boot from a clean diskette and replace all infected 
COM's and EXE's with clean originals.