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Subject: Re: Virus

Author: Steven Schwartz

Date: 08:00:00 12/02/99

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On December 02, 1999 at 10:34:17, Eugenio Castillo wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>today at 12:02 i have receive an email from somebody well known in this chess
>circle. The email has an attached .exe file with some zipped interesting docs.
>
>Executing it gives an error and it DESTROY all my .C and .H files of my hardisk.
>No one of my antivirus detect anything. I have test it in another computer and
>it do the same.
>
>Naturally I've copies of all my works, but i suposse I need to format my PC.
>
>I have send an email to the person who write me the message to confirmate it.
>I'm still waiting answer.
>
>If this wasn't an accident I can think more than one of us can receive it too,
>be ware.
>
>Eugenio Castillo.

I had heard this on the news yesterday. Several big companies have had their
computers infected just recently. Be VERY careful with attachments that
contain zipped files. I, personally, would not open them under any
circumstances.
- Steve (ICD/Your Move)



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