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- Organisation: European Space Technology Centre (E.S.T.E.C)
- Date: Monday, 14 Sep 1992 22:34:21 CET
- From: C R Francis <RFRANCIS@ESTEC.BITNET>
- Message-ID: <92258.223421RFRANCIS@ESTEC.BITNET>
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn
- Subject: Virus's (again...)
- Lines: 25
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- OK, I admit it, I didn't read any of the recent postings about viruses,
- as I haven't got any (or so I thought...).
-
- So, this evening I switch on the old Arc (for the first time in weeks)
- (after all, it _is_ supposed to be warm weather still) and it's like
- a different machine. My VIDC modes are changed (from the ModeEd
- modified ones), and there's this anoying message whenever a !boot or
- !run file is activated. Something about being 'a friendly virus'
- (whatever that is), to be careful using illeagal software, and a
- generation number of 17 or 18.
-
- Oh yes, and now some applications freeze up, even _ones I've written
- myself_. That really annoys me -- how can I develop applications
- when the thing freezes up?
-
- And I haven't even got any illegal software.
-
- So, what can I do about it?
-
-
- ------------------------------------- Richard Francis
- Internet: rfrancis@estec.estec.esa.nl European Space Research and
- Bitnet : rfrancis@estec.bitnet Technology Centre (ESTEC)
- SPAN : ESTERS::FRANCIS
- smail : C R Francis, OEE/OWP, ESTEC, Keplerlaan 1, 2200AG NOORDWIJK NL
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