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F-Secure Virus Descriptions : Teletype





NAME:Teletype

This is not a virus, but a common false alarm from CPAV (Central Point Antivirus). The following text is from "Frequently Answered Questions Document for Central Point AntiVirus and Microsoft Anti-Virus. FAQ Version 2.0": 

  3.b VSafe says the Teletype virus is present on a floppy disk.


  The Teletype virus is a false positive virus alarm. The Teletype virus
  does not exist. The floppy disk needs to be reformatted with a later
  version of Dos than is on it now. The only time this message will
  appear is when a floppy disk was formatted with a very early version
  of Dos is accessed while VSafe is loaded. Simply copy the files on the
  floppy disk to a directory on the hard drive and type FORMAT A: or B:
  and press <Enter>. After the format is done copy the files back to
  the floppy disk.

[Analysis: Mikko Hypponen, F-Secure]