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Subject: Re: Possible to download a virus through CCC? (OT)

Author: Bruce Moreland

Date: 21:50:05 08/04/01

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On August 05, 2001 at 00:30:57, Lin Harper wrote:

>   I'm not much of a techo, but others here are. Is it possible to
>   get a computer virus simply by reading CCC posts? My computer is
>   playing up lately, at the same time there are reports of a virus
>   doing the rounds. My CD driver won't work, even the CD icon has
>   disappeared  :(  I'm using Windows ME, and just lately the comp
>   will only start after a couple of hits on the reset button. I'm
>   assuming this is a software conflict of some sort. Maybe others
>   are having similar problems? Any ideas what my problem is, and how
>   it can be rectified?  Thanks in advance.

I don't believe that it's possible to get a virus by reading a web page,
certainly not this one.

When I read the Winboard forum at Parsimony, I get these nasty pop-under ads and
my computer begins behaving strangely, but thankfully we've been able to avoid
those kinds of ads here.

bruce




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