Re: [CANSLIM] off topic - virus information

From: Kent Norman <kent_norman@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [CANSLIM] off topic - virus information
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 09:52:28 -0800 (PST)

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Bill

I am posting to the group since others may need the
information also. Please keep followup off line.

You did not need to reformat. That is like burning dow
the house to get rid of mice.

A boot sector virus will even survive a format.

Please look at 
Computer Virus FAQ for New Users
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/computer-virus/

Regards
Kent Norman
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- --- Boyd <theboyd@tisd.net> wrote:
> "Reformatted"!  Wow, now that's extreme.  The mail I
> got came directly from
> Al.
> 
> 
> Norm
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Bill Triffet writes:
> 
> > Was that from this group or personal from Al? Not
> sure if it's related but,
> > I too got one yesterday on my system at home while
> checking this groups (and
> > personal) mail. I unfortunately didn't have virus
> scan on and it tried to
> > use my mailer to spam others! I caught it by the
> lights blinking excessively
> > on the modem. Given that computer is mainly just
> for home use - I
> > reformatted it. I now got a bunch of
> non-deliverable messages from some
> > server.
> > Hey, it was my first ever.
> > 
> > -Bill Triffet
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Norman" <theboyd@tisd.net>
> > To: <canslim@lists.xmission.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2001 3:47 AM
> > Subject: [CANSLIM] you sent me a virus
> > 
> > 
> > > Al, you may have a virus.  Norton flagged a
> badtrans virus in a mail from
> > > you yesterday.  Scan your system then look for
> all files with the .scr
> > > extension.
> > >
> > > Norm
> > >
> > >
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