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Virus Information - :
This virus infects the boot sector of floppy disks and the partition
table (MBR) of the hard disks. The virus infects the computer when booted
with an infected disk. The virus infects the hard disk the first time it
infects the computer. When the virus is active in the memory, it will be
infecting the boot sector of all the floppy disks accessed.
Welcome does not keep the original copy of the partition table, it adds
its code to the existing partition table code. Welcome virus code contains
the string:
Welcome to BUPT 9146,Beijing!

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