On Fri, 24 Mar 2000, James Morris wrote:
> Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 12:06:57 +1100 (EST)
> From: James Morris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: EMAIL FROM VICKI KLASSEN
>
> On Thu, 23 Mar 2000, Robert McGwier wrote:
>
> > THE EMAIL FROM VICKI KLASSEN is infected with the Pretty Woman
> > Worm. If your antivirus checker did not catch it, RUN A MAJOR VIRUS
> > SCAN NOW!
> >
>
> Unless you are actually running linux of course, then it means squat.
>
Now this confused me, how does a virus (.EXE file) affect my system when
it doesn't pass characters > ascii #FF, doesn't use a DOS based OS and
doesn't use an Intel based processor.
But thanks anyway, I'll keep an eye for this on the DOS based systems
that my customers keep breaking (turning on!)
Geoff (ambivalent about DOS/Windoze as it keeps me employed).
--
Geoff Blake geoff @ palaemon . co . uk linux 2.0.36
Chelmsford g8gnz @ g8gnz . ampr . org sparc - i586
Intel create faster processors - Microsoft create slower processes
The product of a MicroSoft free zone - without a single reboot
