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Subject:Re: Virus on Andrew Plato's Word file From:MAGGIE SECARA <SECARAM -at- MAINSAVER -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 8 Jun 1999 11:22:17 -0700
Sorry, I was reading these messages all out of order (had an extra day off
this weekend because of an accident, thus too much mail, and a bum right
wrist to go with it) so I replied in haste. The very next one I read gave
the text of the warning.
The newest viruses won't show up on your virus scan, so just because your
virus software doesn't see it, doesn't mean it isn't there.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: marsha_howard -dot- consultant -at- peoplesoft -dot- com
> [SMTP:marsha_howard -dot- consultant -at- peoplesoft -dot- com]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 1999 11:15 AM
> To: SECARAM -at- mainsaver -dot- com
> Subject: RE: Virus on Andrew Plato's Word file
>
> No, the message says, "VirusScan NT: The file C:\WINNT\Profiles\[my login]
> \Temporary Internet Files\0XU305YV\sam6.doc on [my login] is infected with
> the virus W97M/Class. Unable to clean file. Cleaner unavailable or unable
> to access the file."
>
> No mention of macros.
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> MAGGIE SECARA <SECARAM -at- mainsaver -dot- com> on 06/08/99 10:11:44 AM
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> To: marsha_howard -dot- consultant -at- PEOPLESOFT -dot- COM,
> TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
> cc:
> Subject: RE: Virus on Andrew Plato's Word file
>
>
> The alert says there are macros in this file, right? And that macros may
> contain viruses. It doesn't say there's a virus on the file.
>
> Cheers!
>
> Maggie
> secaram -at- mainsaver -dot- com
>
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Marsha Howard [SMTP:marsha_howard -dot- consultant -at- PEOPLESOFT -dot- COM]
> > Sent: Monday, June 07, 1999 9:49 AM
> > To: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
> > Subject: Virus on Andrew Plato's Word file
> >
> > Just tried to download the Word version of Andrew's book and got a virus
> > alert. Take care, All.
> >
> >
> >
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