Re: VIRUS -- DO NOT OPEN ANY ATTACHED 'ZIPED_FILES.EXE' FILES !!!!!!!!

Devi Jankowicz (anima@devi.demon.co.uk)
Fri, 11 Jun 1999 23:43:41 +0000

Jon Raskin writes

<snip>

>If you get a message like the one described below, delete
>the zipped file without opening it. Make sure to delete both the message
>that includes the zipped file, and the zipped file itself! I did so, and
>(fingers crossed) seem to have avoided becoming infected.

I understand that a file containing a virus can only take effect if it's
executed. If you don't unzip, and don't run, the software, I gather that
no harm can be done.

Kind regards,

Devi

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