Re: Win95.CIH Virus

["Willem-Jan Markerink" <w.j.markerink@xxxxx>]

On 25 Apr 99 at 18:48, Tim Rudman wrote:

> On 24 Apr 99 at 20:29, Dan Cardish wrote:
> 
> > Umm....how do we know that the CLEANCIH.EXE file downloaded from that page
> > actually isn't the virus itself?
> 
> Check that site out first....it isn't a direct file-download once you
> enter the URL, you have to hit a button first.
> Also: virus-authors try to keep undercover, far away from being tracked
> and sued in court....not something I would try through an official
> site....
> 
> 
> 
> Presumably if one doesn't switch on, on the 26th, one doesn't get problems??
> Or is that too naive?
> Tim

If you read between the lines, where they explain the different 
virus-appearances, it looks as if the monthly-version only does damage 
on the 26th....so the 26 April version might do the same.

Btw, the best anti-virus program is using an old Windows 3.1....none
of these last three virus attacks affected my system in any
way....8-))
Unix/Linux/etc is of course even better....;-))




 

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Bye,

Willem-Jan Markerink


      The desire to understand 
is sometimes far less intelligent than
     the inability to understand


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