[Author Prev][Author Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Author Index][Thread Index] RE: (Fwd) Virus alert -Reply
I'll second that motion. We saw this *helpful update* about six months ago, it really originated about 2 centuries (in Internet years, which is equivalent to about one human week, is it not?) ago... ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ian Duff, 1990 Coupe quattro 20v, Red/Black Home: New Bedford, MA, USA Work: Charter Systems, Inc., West Newton, MA, USA ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >---------- >From: Psycho Bob[SMTP:honge@creighton.edu] >Sent: Wednesday, 09 October, 1996 01:33 PM >To: a-powell1@tamu.edu >Cc: Audi majordomo >Subject: Re: (Fwd) Virus alert -Reply > >>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? > >------------- clip here with virtual scissors -------------- >******************************************************************* >Send any interesting roadkills to honge@creighton.edu! >Keyboard stuck error. Press F1 to continue. >Fax (402) 593-8975 > Just say "Your lights are on" to DRLs. >******************************************************************* > >
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