Virus Warning!

Kneale Brownson knotnook at traverse.com
Tue May 8 10:01:21 EDT 2001


I've been using the free downloadable antivirus program from 
Grisoft 
http://www.grisoft.com/html/us_index.cfmhttp://www.grisoft.com/html/us_index.cfm 
that Bob Myers introduced us to a year or so ago.  It worked to eliminate 
virus portions of the Zsolt messages just fine.



At 04:37 AM 05/08/2001 -0400, Rave Racer wrote:


>         Where do I download this from?  I need it.  I think I am now the
>main transmitter of this on this list.
>
> > Well, you need either one or the other virus program, and I dont have any.
>I
> > know, it's stupid of me, but if I had been watching I wouldnt have opened
>it in
> > the first place. It's the first time I've executed a virus in my 5 years
>on the
> > net! Stoopid me!
> >
> > Oh well, gotta download Norton AV2k.....
> >
> > PerL
> >
> >
> >
> > Burl Vibert wrote:
> >
> > > The message that pops up to say the file doesn't work means that you
> > > just successfully installed it.  The next time you boot up it will
> > > activate and start mailing itself to others and opening a backdoor for
> > > hackers to get into your system.  Better get rid of it.  Instructions
> > > can be found here:
> > > http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.badtrans.13312@mm.html
> > >
> > > It's apparently making the rounds of all the email lists.
> > >
> > > Burl Vibert
> > > 1987 5kcstq (with boost again)
> > > Kingston, Ontario
> > >
> > > Per Lindgren wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Wow, I just tried to do that :-o
> > > >
> > > > Got the message that the file didnt work..... Well, lets see what
>happens -
> > > > Kinda exciting :-)
> > > >
> > > > PerL
> > > >
> > > > Bob Rossato wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I received the "W32/Badtrans at mm" virus as a Card.pif file attachment
>from
> > > > > the following message.  Virus scanner deleted file.
> > > > >
> > > > > Zsolt, looks like your PC is infected.
> > > > >
> > > > > Everybody else, don't open any files with .pif extensions if you
>receive
> > > > > one.
> > > > >
> >
> >
>
>




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