Hello Thomas, Thanks for the expalnation.I am really happy that ISPs do remove viruses. However, there was a case when the Bat!informed me that an attachment was infected and I could delete it.
-- Best regards, jlaikan Sunday, February 08, 2004, 10:22:00 AM, you wrote: TF> Hello jlaikan, TF> On Sun, 8 Feb 2004 08:24:04 +0400 GMT (08/02/2004, 11:24 +0700 GMT), TF> jlaikan wrote: >> *********************** >> A virus (WORM_MYDOOM.A) was detected in the file >> (text.zip/text.scr). Action taken = remove >> ***********-*********** >> The message contains Unicode characters and has been sent as a binary attachment. >> My question is what removed the virus? >> 1) The Bat! TF> No. >> 2) My Norton Anti-virus? TF> Maybe. But you would know, as you would have set it to behave that TF> way. >> 3) The server of my ISP? TF> Your ISP or any ISP on the way, is my guess. I get such messages as TF> well, you see, and I am quite happy that ISPs delete/remove viruses. TF> (Might be annoying for AV software developers, as they cannot send TF> themselves test files, though.) As many users, not only at home but TF> also in offices, do not keep their AV software updated and click on TF> any attachement that says "click here", action by the ISPs is the TF> only way to stop the rapid spread of viruses, IMHO. >> The sender's e-mail address is [EMAIL PROTECTED] .I don't >> know them and have never sent them any message. How did they get my >> e-mail address? TF> That was most likely not the sender, but the virus on the infected TF> computer (and you cannot know what computer that is) will have had TF> this address on the HD. Very much like your address was found. ________________________________________________ Current version is 2.02.3 CE | "Using TBUDL" information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
