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Realtraders:
For more info on viruses, I suggest you see:
http://antivirus.miningco.com/
In addition to general info, there is a link to "virus alerts" put out
by the virus scanning companies. In other words the real thing. Some
of the sites also mention common hoaxes. It appears the CIH virus is
real, serious, timed for the 26th, but has been known for some time and
should be found by any recent virus software.
Conrad Bowers
JW wrote:
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> See #6 below....
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> 6. There is no ``Good Times'' virus. In fact, you should never, ever, ever
> forward any e-mail containing any virus warning unless you first confirm it
> at an actual site of an actual company that actually deals with virii. Try
> http://www.norton.com. And even then, don't forward it. We don't care.
>
> He apparently is also no longer a ``little boy'' either.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:owner-realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of
> forex@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Monday, April 26, 1999 4:53 AM
> To: RealTraders Discussion Group
> Subject: Computer Virus Alert!
>
> Greetings, RealTraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> I thought you would be interested in knowing about this computer virus...
>
> Virus Name: W32.cih.spacefiller
>
> Virus Characteristics:
> This family of viruses, written in South-East Asia, first appeared in June
> 1998. Currently there are three known variants; and at least two of these
> have been found `in the wild'. The viruses infect Windows 95 files in PE
> format.
>
> .....
> The viruses contain a very dangerous payload, which triggers on the 26th
> of any month. On this date, they attempt to overwrite the flash-BIOS. If
> the flash-BIOS is write-enabled (and this is the case in most modern
> computers with a flash-BIOS) this renders the machine unusable because it
> will no longer boot. At the same time, they also overwrite the hard disk
> with garbage.
>
> The viruses contain the following (unencrypted) strings:<br>
>
> .a variant: <b>CIH v1.2 TTIT, .EXE
>
> To check your system for this virus, and to learn how to protect yourself
> from computer viruses, visit the McAfee PC Clinic at
> http://clinic.mcafee.com.
>
> This email was sent to you by Richard Chehovin
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