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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 31, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes Friday january 31,1992 virus bomb set to explode in world computer systems Washington up a the Michelangelo virus could erase data from hard disks of hundreds of thousands of computers around the world on Michelangelo a birthday March 6. Experts said wednesday that the virus passed by infected floppy disks has infected computer systems at major universities state local and Federal government agencies and corporations. For the moment it has been mostly just an annoyance causing no major data problems. But on March 6, the virus will execute a special program that will destroy All data on the infected hard disks by overriding the programs with randomly generated characters a pure computer generated gobbledygook. A a it la screw everything up royally a said Winn Schwartau executive director of the Nashville  International partnership against computer terrorism. John Mcafee president of Mcafee associates a virus consulting firm in Santa Clara Calif., said the virus was discovered in the Netherlands in february 1991 and is spread around the world. It first struck last year on March 6, but the effect was insignificant because the virus had infected Only a handful of systems. But Mcafee said its Impact could be considerably More significant this year since the Michelangelo virus has become one of the most common computer ailments. A it moves by floppy disks and once a hard disk system becomes infected every floppy inserted into that system then becomes infected a Mcafee said. A those floppy diskettes then Transfer the virus Tolo Sims will no up royally computer expert Winn Schwartau other computers those diskettes move to. In an office environment this moves the virus very rapidly from machine to machine. Its not uncommon for a business with Many hundreds of machines to have All of them infected in a matter of  one Way to protect data from the March 6 bomb is to Back up hard disk files selectively. Mcafee cautions that Complete hard sector backups performed by some hard disk archiving utilities will not do the Job because they will also copy hidden files that contain the virus. Then when you restore the system the  also be reintroduced. The most widely available Protection against viruses is virus detection software a programs that Load whenever you turn on your computer and stay in memory scanning disks and files for signs of viruses. Those capable of detecting the Michelangelo virus include of prot from Skulason association and a shield from Mcafee. For systems already infected there is software available to eliminate the viruses and repair tainted files. System then becomes infected a Mcafee said. For systems already infected there is software Ltd those floppy diskettes then Transfer the virus to Able to eliminate the viruses and repair tainted file accuser of Tyson takes stand to Tell her version of evening Indianapolis apr the woman who accused a that sex was consensual a said defense lawyer Boxer Mike Tyson of rape took the witness stand cent j. Fuller. A we believe the evidence will Der Indianapolis apr the woman who accused Boxer Mike Tyson of rape took the witness stand thursday and began telling the Story she says ended in a brutal sexual assault. The 18-year-old contestant in the miss Black America pageant was the second witness to testify against the former heavyweight Champion. In a Calm voice she answered a prosecutors questions about her background telling jurors she was a big sister to a Foster child a sunday school teacher and a scholarship College student. She told of the Victory in a Home state contest that brought her to the pageant last july where she first met Tyson a celebrity brought in to publicize the contest with a rap song. A the said a you re a Good Christian girl Arentt you a a she testified. A i smiled and said a yeah. A then he started doing his Little rap number and he stopped in front of me and hugged me and asked me if 1 wanted to go on a Date with him a she said. A did he do anything distasteful Quot special prosecutor Greg Garrison asked. A no a she said a the was praying with Jesse  they met again later that evening july 18, at a concert after the opening ceremonies. A the said a Are we still going out a and i said Are we really going out a the 25-year-old fighter is accused of raping the woman in his hotel room july 19. If convicted he faces a maximum of 63 years in prison. The first prosecution witness testified thursday that the accuser at first hid the Story of rape from her roommates. Kycia Johnson testified that when the contestant returned to their hotel room she said Only that Tyson had attempted to rape her. A i heard her say a he a such a creep. He a such a Jerk a a Johnson 20, of Mcalester okla., told a Marion Superior court jury. Only after Tyson a accuser returned from the Hospital the next Day did the woman say Tyson raped her. A i said last night he tried because i was scared and i did no to think anybody would believe me Quot Johnson recounted the woman As saying. Her testimony came after the prosecution and defense gave their opening statements. A that sex was consensual a said defense lawyer Vincent j. Fuller. A we believe the evidence will demonstrate to your satisfaction and leave you Little doubt about  Garrison contended that Tyson a callously and maliciously attacked the pageant contestant As she stepped from the bathroom in Tyson a suite. Tyson Tore her clothes and ignored her pleas to Stop Garrison said. The accuser a will Tell you she was Stark naked lying underneath a 220-Pound boxing Champ and begging to get up a Garrison said. A a done to fight me done to fight me a a the prosecutor quoted Tyson As saying. Garrison said that after the opening ceremonies the woman returned to her hotel with two roommates and went to sleep he said. The women were awakened by Tyson Scall in which he pleaded insistently for the woman to take a ride in his limousine Garrison said. She relented and went to his suite when he said he needed to make a Brief phone Call. But his tone soon changed Garrison said. A a a you re turning me on Quot the prosecutor quoted Tyson. A she said a what a a Fuller indicated that Tyson May be called to testify in his own defense. The jurors who Are sequestered Range in age from 21 to 55, with most in their 30s. Four Are women three Are Black. Most Are married. Race had been a source of dispute with the defense complaining the jury pools racial make up did not represent Marion county which is 21 percent Black. The defense was expected to seize on the fact that the woman went to Tyson a hotel room after Midnight and removed a panty liner in the bathroom wish to in Indianapolis reported wednesday night. The woman a attorney David Hennessy said her removal of the panty shield was Normal Hygiene. Hennessy told the associated press after the broadcast that a the defense May try to twist or use the panty liner information. A i done to care a he said. Superior court judge Patricia j. Gifford did not immediately Rule on a defense request to bar evidence about past incidents involving Tyson. Several women have accused the fighter of fondling them or roughing them  official indicted on perjury charges from wire reports Topeka Kan. A Kansas attorney general Bob Stephan was indicted by a Federal grand jury wednesday on two counts of perjury involving lawsuits filed by a former clerk in his office. The grand jury charged him with two counts of perjury and one count of conspiracy to commit perjury. Robert w. Storey a former Kansas state legislator was indicted on one count of perjury and one count of conspiracy. Stephan and Storey Are charged with conspiring to lie while under oath during depositions in 1986 and 1987, and in court testimony in 1988. Terms of a settlement in a sex harassment Case with Marcia Tomson Stingley were supposed to be confidential but they were revealed at a Stephan news conference in 1985. Stephan 59, is charged with falsely testifying that he did no to know the settlement required him to keep details confidential or that terms included the payment of $24,000 to Stingley. The perjury count against Storey 57, accuses him of lying under oath in Federal court on nov. 4, 1988. The charge alleges that he falsely testified that he Wasny to aware of the confidentiality  sentenced to death Charleston 111 a a judge sentenced an Eastern Illinois Man to death wednesday for killing his parents and grandmother saying he a bought his ticket to hello when he committed the first slaying. Ronald Janes was convicted of killing his Mother Una Janes 71 his father Forest Janes 77 and his grandmother Ivy Welch 93, in May 1988. Defense attorney Stan Dotson said Janes acted out of panic. Janes 39, testified earlier that he first bludgeoned his father to death after they argued then panicked when his Mother witnessed him dragging the body away. Janes claimed he stabbed his Mother after hitting her because he could not stand to see her suffer. Janes said he then went in and out of the Home in Toledo vomited and tried to figure out what do. Finally he opted to kill his grandmother slitting her Throat. The sentence will be automatically appealed to the Illinois supreme  spills debris Sacramento Calif. A Delta air lines Jet carrying 56 passengers landed moments after Takeoff wednesday when a rear door opened slightly and spilled debris authorities said. No one was injured. Officials closed the runway at Sacramento metropolitan Airport for 40 minutes to clean up the debris from los Angeles bound Delta flight 1449, Airport operations manager Laura Gipson said. Clay Mcconnell a spokesman for Delta at the company a offices in Atlanta said the flight was a commuter run originating in  freeze denied Ventura Calif. A a state appeals court wednesday rejected a terminally ill mathematicians request to have his head Frozen before death in Hopes scientists one Day could cure his brain tumor. Although California Law does no to forbid suicide Thomas Donaldson a has no constitutional right to a state assisted death a the 2nd District court of Appeal said in a 3-0 ruling. The lawsuit sought court approval to allow Donaldson a Sunnyvale based computer consultant to have his head Quick Frozen before death by the Riverside based Alcor life Extension foundation. His head would be placed in a steel receptacle filled with liquid nitrogen. Donaldson said at a 1990 court hearing in the Case that he believed scientists eventually would be Able to remove the tumor safely then use his cells to create a new body  
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