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Re: pkzip VIRUS alert!
Linus,
While I am not in a position to either confirm or deny that such a virus
exists, I just connected to http://www.pkware.com/update.html and found no
mention of the message quoted below.
Might the proximity to the date 4/1/96 have something to do with this posting?
At 01:51 AM 4/3/96 -0500, you wrote:
>sorry for the bandwidth, but this seems interesting enough that i thought
>i'd forward it. it showed up on our internal operations bulletin board 2
>days ago and is making its way to us users.
>
>>PKZIP Virus
>>
>>I have it on good authority that the following is real. Anyone heard
>>otherwise??
>>
>>PKWARE, the company that makes the widely used PKZIP compression
>>programs, does indeed report there is a malicious trojan version of
>>their program. From http://www.pkware.com/update.html:
>>
>> !!! NOTICE PKZIP TROJAN VERSION !!!
>>
>> It has come to PKWARE's attention that a trojan version of PKZIP is
>> being distributed under the name PKZ300B.ZIP or PKZ300B.EXE. This version
>> is not an offical version and will attempt to destroy your HD.
>> Delete it immediately if you have downloaded this version. If you have
>> any further questions about this trojan version, contact PKWARE at:
>> support@pkware.com.
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