John Sessoms wrote: > Following the hypertext links to obtain the version for Windows I > arrived at the following URL: > > http://www.beonex.com/communicator/version/0.8/install/win32/download.html > > ... and selected the link for "ibiblio.org (USA; ftp)" where I > obtained the following file: > > beonex-comm-0.8-stable-1-win32-installer.exe
I just downloaded the file, installed Beonex with it and no sign of litmus on my system. Therefore I'm sure you didn't get infected by Beonex. Who knows what kind of programs you have running in the background (try start | run | msconfig to see what's happening behind your back), programs which could have been installed ages ago by spyware programs like ICQ or Kazaa. NAI states that Litmus is an IRC virus, if you're using mIRC make sure you have taken all safety precautions. Another thing: Zonealarm is not a firewall. A real firewall never runs on the same machine as the system it has to protect. Zonealarm is as vulnerable to attacks as any piece of software on your Win98 box. I would never trust any of those "Desktop Firewalls" - all they do is provide a false sense of security. - Holger
