Klarinet Archive - Posting 000693.txt from 2002/04

From: "admoon1" <admoon1@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Virus warning
Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2002 17:08:43 -0400

Did you buy or steal the Norton antivirus. If it is not registered in your
name, it may not work.

You can ask Norton why it doesn't work and get a professional answer from
the people who really know.............

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*Al*
admoon1@-----.net
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Robyn Brown" <rjbrown@-----.edu>
Subject: Re: [kl] Virus warning

> Question for those with more computer knowledge than I have:
>
> I am currently running Norton Antivirus software on my computer. It's a
> several year old copy that I got from a friend, but I update the virus
> definitions every couple of weeks. Over the past 6 months I've gotten two
> viruses (or two copies of the same virus) that didn't do any particular
> damage, but deposited a little file (that I assume would have caused
damage
> if I opened it) in every one of my folders. The problem is that when I do
> a virus scan of my whole computer, Norton doesn't detect anything. The
only
> way I can get it to detect the virus is if I click directly on the virus
> file itself. This, for obvious reasons, is not helpful. Is my copy of
> Norton defective? Are there certain viruses that can evade Norton
> scans? Should I buy a newer version? Any help you could give would be
> appreciated.
>
> Sorry for the non-clarinet related post, but I would feel awful if I were
> to be one of the ones spreading viruses through the list.
>
> Robyn
>
>
>
> At 01:30 PM 4/24/2002, you wrote:
> >If you had virus detector software installed on your machine, you
wouldn't
> >have to ask the question.
> >
> >There is a Worm going around that uses your address book and sends mail
to
> >everyone you have ever contacted.
> >
> >There are several Virus dectectors available, some of them FREE.
> >
> >====================
> >*Al*
> >admoon1@-----.net
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> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: <gir@-----.net>
> >To: <klarinet@-----.org>
> >Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 3:30 PM
> >Subject: Re: [kl] Virus warning
> >
> >
> > > Hope it isn't my mail. No one has mentioned my mail.
> > >
> > > Tell us who the mail is comming from and it would be faster for us to
take
> > > action.
> > >
> > > GaryT
> > >
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