Re: (Fwd) Virus alert -Reply

[Psycho Bob <honge@creighton.edu>]

>A NEW Trojan Horse Virus has emerged on the Internet with
>the name PKZIP300.ZIP, so named as to give the impression
>...
>If you install or expand the file, the virus WILL wipe your
>hard disk clean and affect modems at 14.4 and higher. 

The PKZIP virus must be several hundread years old (computer years)! But
when I saw the new twist that said "...affect modems at 14.4 and higher"
makes me wonder if the originator knows what he/she/it was talking about.
I'd like to know why it wouldn't affect, say, a 2400bps modem? Or should I
be just thankful that I only use 300bps modem and keep my mouth shut?

To this date, I haven't seen one single useful/up-to-date computer virus
warning posted to the q-list. How about just sticking to the q stuff on
the list, huh? Dan, how about filtering out posts that contain "virus" and
"download" to that "unsub" request?

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