Kevin Willis wrote:
> Suppose someone (not me of course) was dumb enough to download the >attachment on their PC running ohh I don't know Windows ME. For example. >How would they find it and get rid of it? Hypothetically, of coarse. > >>Always good to be a bit cautious, just not into the paranoia stage! >>Unless, of course, you use M$...... >> Well, I find it hard to believe I'm the only pc and mac user with a no fear attitude toward a virus such as bugbear. It is a old virus with patches available from MS quite some time before the virus and versions of it ever hit the net. There are also configuration changes the user can make so the default "show all" can be changed to help stop this type of virus and others from infecting the system as Jeff mentions earlier. Any half baked virus checker should have gone off at recieving any one of the 3 viruses that where vaugely related to the LEM lists. To answer your question Kevin, there are afew free removal tools available, a quick google should help you find them if needed. Get two. The mac user in me laughs at these problems while to the pc user in me finds them no more annoying than the 5:36 warning I get from this list every day. I'm sure every mac user here knows a network pc must include a virus checker, firewall and a program like adaware. It amazes me that so called, pc tech's dont recommend this almost as much as the failure of server admins to apply security patches which gave us all the trouble last year when Bugbear or its variants hit. If you use a pc and a virus checker didn't come bundled with it, get one. Simple, then you'll just laugh at whats little more than spam. The real problem is most computer users are just that, users. As I wrote before Dan's post, there where 3 sent on the same day, not 1. Think you can get your linux server finally fixed to stop sending warnings again Dan, its more annoying than a old case of bugbear. -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
