Author: Eugenio Castillo
Date: 08:14:00 12/02/99
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On December 02, 1999 at 11:00:00, Steven Schwartz wrote: >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) Curiously files with a length name greater than 8 caracters have survive!! Eugenio.
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