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Subject: Re: Virus

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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