Re: Virus alert!

[Guest guest]

I found this file on my computer . . .

However, I've received messages before that a

particular system file is a virus. It turns out some

of the messages are hoaxes, designed to get you to

mess up your own computer by eliminating files your

system uses.

My suggestion . . . rename the file, (I added " -test "

to mine) . . . That keeps the system from recognizine

the file and using it. . . Meanwhile, you'll find out

if the system needs it and you'll have a chance to

rename it back to it's original name.

There is a least one websites that will tell you if a

particular " virus " is actually a virus, or a hoax.

Unfortunately, I don't have the address.

Rogene

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[Guest guest]

LOL, Jan!

[ ] Virus Alert!

> VIRUS ALERT!

>

> (giggle giggle)....Should you receive a document with any of the

following viruses, you must immediately open the window and throw your

computer out. I repeat, do not ever again use your computer should it

be infected with ANY of these horrible viruses. ) tee hee!

> 1. Tonya Harding Virus

> Turns your .BAT files into lethal weapons.

> 2. Revere Virus

> Warns of an impending virus infection: 1 if by LAN, 2 if by

C:\

> 3. Hillary Rodham Clinton Virus

> Instantly turns 1K of disk space into 1 Meg.

> 4. Ollie North Virus

> Plays a patriotic .WAV while it shreds your files.

> 5. Reagan Virus

> Saves your data, but forgets where it's stored.

> 6. Jane Fonda Virus

> Attacks your hard drive's FAT.

> 7. Oprah Winfrey Virus

> Your 200MB hard drive suddenly shrinks to 80MB, and then

slowly expands to 300MB.

> 8. AT & T Virus

> Every three minutes it tells you what great service you are

getting.

> 9. MCI Virus

> Every three minutes it reminds you that you're paying too

much for the AT & T virus.

> 10. Politically Correct Virus

> Never calls itself a " virus, " but instead refers to itself as

an " electronic microorganism. "

> 11. Ross Perot Virus

> Activates every component in your system, just before the

whole darn thing quits.

> 12. Arnold Schwarzenegger Virus

> Terminates and stays resident. It'll be back.

> 13. Government Economist Virus

> Nothing works, but all your diagnostic software says

everything is fine.

> 14. Federal Bureaucrat Virus

> Divides your hard disk into hundreds of little units, each of

which does practically nothing, but all of which claim to be the most

important part of your computer.

> 15. Adam and Eve Virus

> Takes a couple of bytes out of your Apple computer.

> 16. Congressional Virus #1

> The computer locks up, screen splits erratically with a

message appearing on each half blaming the other side for the problem.

> 17. Congressional Virus #2

> Runs every program on the hard drive simultaneously but

doesn't allow the user to accomplish anything.

> 18. Airline Virus

> You're in Dallas, but your data is in Singapore.

> 19. PBS Virus

> Your computer stops every few minutes to ask for money.

> 20. Jimmy Hoffa Virus

> Your programs can never be found again.

> 21. LAPD Virus

> It claims it feels threatened by the other files on your PC

and erases them in " self-defense. "

> 22. O.J. Virus

> It claims that it did not, could not and would not delete two

of your files and vows to find the virus that did it.