At 12:03 AM 5/26/01 -0400, you wrote:
>Hello,
>I just found a file on my computer, by accident.
>It is called pv1mhe40.vir, the description is 'vir*s infected file.
>960 bytes, created ?, Modified DEC 04, 1998
>I have Norton's, scanned the file-and it does not detect any problem with
>it.
>Can someone enlighten me on this one?
>I was going to check Norton's site, but for some reason, now-my DSL goes
>down after 11 pm.
>Jeff
>
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>Jeff Dougherty
>Intrepid Video & Electronics
>501 Luther Rd
>Harrisburg, PA 17111
>717-909-8844
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Jeff! I was debating with myself whether to respond to this, but I thought
about it and said to myself, "this file does not make any sense because
Jeff is not reporting any aberrant behavior with his system" I did a
complete Internet search on this file and some variants. The ".vir"
extension DOES indicate that you have a virus of some type, but in going
back to December. 1998 when the file was created, I could not find any file
beginning with "pv or in any database including European and Asian ones.
Jeff, are you having any problems right now, that may be explained by the
addition of this file? If not quarantine it and submit it to your
AntiVirus company for inspection. If you do not want to do that, go into
DOS and rename the file and then delete it. Then go back to windows and do
a " find" on the file to make sure it is gone.
Over the years you seem to be more savvy than most on this list, so use
that intelligence and act upon the file. Just my 2 cents.
Barry Aronson -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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