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Sober worm makes a comeback
ZD Net News ^ | April 19, 2005 | Dan Ilett

Posted on 04/19/2005 1:52:01 PM PDT by infocats

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To: zeugma

Cool -- thanks! I tried the test and my anti-virus software passed. That makes me feel better.


21 posted on 04/19/2005 8:43:10 PM PDT by 68skylark
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To: 68skylark
Excellent. I used to have floppies with various viruses on it for that purpose. The eicar thing is safer. :-)
22 posted on 04/20/2005 6:13:21 AM PDT by zeugma (Come to the Dark Side...... We have cookies! (Made from the finest girlscouts!))
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To: infocats

It's best to stay sober when dealing with computer viruses!


23 posted on 04/20/2005 6:52:20 AM PDT by NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
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To: 68skylark
There's more than one way to tell if it's running, but probably the easiest way for non-techie would be to visit winpatrol.com, download and install the latest free version of the software (it will install in the taskbar), then click on the little doggy and choose the "Active Services" tab. You should see the active components of the virus software listed, by both program and filename.

You can also easily check if the virus scanner is running at startup by clicking on the "Startup" tab.

It's a very useful little program.

24 posted on 04/21/2005 2:05:17 PM PDT by browardchad
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To: infocats

Latest report has this virus accounting for 1 in 7 emails flying around the net.


25 posted on 05/04/2005 2:17:44 PM PDT by thoughtomator (Hard to change your ID when it's "admin")
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