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- From: oneill@cs.ulowell.edu (Brian 'Doc' O'Neill)
- Subject: Re: VIRUS alert, ftp.ulowell.edu /msdos/Graphics/EuroDemos
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- Sender: usenet@ulowell.ulowell.edu (News manager - ulowell)
- Organization: University of Massachusetts at Lowell Computer Science
- References: <83989@ut-emx.uucp>
- Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 00:12:33 GMT
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- In article <83989@ut-emx.uucp> rimbo@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu () writes:
- >Warning to all approaching ftp.ulowell.edu:
- >
- >Somewhere there is a virus. It's a nasty one, too. I got it after downloading
- >some files off of the /msdos/Games/Misc directory (which I don't think were at
- >fault) and some off of /msdos/Graphics/EuroDemos. I got CD_DEMO.ZIP and
- >UNREAL.ZIP, and the crash happened right after trying FISHTRO.ZIP.
- >
- >Somebody fix this! It chomped my FAT and my boot sector into itsy-bitsy
- >pieces. Thank God for Peter Norton.
- >
-
- Before you go claiming that something has a virus, BE SURE you know what you
- are talking about. Thousands of people have downloaded those files, and this
- is the first I've heard of it. All files are scanned for viruses before
- being placed the the accessible directories, and none showed the slightest
- hint of a virus. Plus, you don't give any evidence that it _was_ a virus.
-
- All files will be rescanned when possible. The local PC has decided to fry a
- chip on its ethernet board, and I may not be able to get another running
- before this weekend.
-
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