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Teletype

Classification

Category:

Malware

Aliases:

  • Teletype

Summary

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.

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