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Subject: Re: serious issues with playchess.com server...

Author: Omid David Tabibi

Date: 15:18:10 08/12/03

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On August 12, 2003 at 12:08:31, Frank Nelson wrote:

>Wow getting a virus while on a chess server is kind of scary.

The virus was _not_ due the chess server. Any Windows 2000/XP connected to
internet without a firewall, and without the latest Windows Update installed,
can aquire this virus.


>I had it happened
>to me once on a USA chess server. I was ready for a lawsuit if my anti-virus
>program didn't stop the virus. Do not feel lonely out there. What can happen to
>one person can happen to everyone; simple.



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