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Subject: Re: Virus

Author: Tom Kerrigan

Date: 13:11:01 12/02/99

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If these new MS-centric viruses are causing enough damage, MS will address the
problem. It's just good business. I don't see a need to imply otherwise.
-Tom


On December 02, 1999 at 13:23:11, José de Jesús García Ruvalcaba 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.
>
>	While I admire Bill Gates as the best business man in the world, I am glad I do
>not use any MS software. Those new viruses and worms attack the weak points of
>Windows and other MS programs. I am sure Bill is fully aware and doing nothing
>on purpose.
>	Still, Windows is the operating system of choice to develop chess engines.
>José.



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