%%File: VIRS0283.TXT %%Name/Aliases: Datacrime-B, 1168, Columbus Day, Datacrime Ia %%Platform: PC/MS-DOS %%Type: Program., %%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: 1168 %%See Also: Datacrime II %%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).