%%File: VIRS0282.TXT %%Name/Aliases: Datacrime, 1280, Columbus Day, DATACRIME Ib, Crime %%Platform: PC/MS-DOS %%Type: Program., Direct acting. Activates when run., %%Disk Location: COM application. %%Features: Encrypted, Direct acting. %%Damage: Corrupts a program or overlay files., Attempts to format the disk., Corrupts the file linkages or the FAT. %%Size: 1280 %%See Also: %%Notes: Spreads between COM files. After October 12th, it displays the message "DATACRIME VIRUS RELEASE: 1 MARCH 1989", and then the first hard disk will be formatted (track 0, all heads). When formatting is finished the speaker will beep (end-less loop). v6-151: At least one anti-virus program can detect and remove DataCrime (1168.B and 1280.B)