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                            VIRUS REPORT         
                            Golden Gate-C        
                    

Synonyms: Mazatlan virus.

Host Machine: PC compatibles.

Host Files: boot sector of floppies and hard disk.

Increase in Size of Infected Files: n/a.

Nature of Damage: infects both floppies and hard disks. May reformat
hard disks.

Derived from: Golden Gate-B virus.

     This virus is the Golden Gate virus that is able to infect a hard
disk. It is a nasty virus, since it has more of an opportunity to do
damage than previous versions. Prior versions were limited since systems
with hard disks are only infrequently booted from floppy and booting
from the hard disk overwrote earlier versions.


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