From: Allan J. Ballard (aballard_at_ix.netcom.com)
Date: Tue Oct 08 2002 - 18:35:16 EDT
sometimes I use the remote scanner on the Norton site. It is free - but
effective.
They must keep it up to the minute.
----- Original Message -----
From: "ecamin" <ecamin_at_earthlink.net>
To: <ronjulian_at_email.com>; "thinkpad list" <THINKPAD_at_cs.utk.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 12:26 PM
Subject: Re: Buggs
> Guilty! It happened on my Outlook Express as it loaded. Your msg was
> highlighted. It said virus detected, unable to repair (not exact words).
> It gave me a choice of quarantine or accept it. I took quarantine and
> deleted your file. Hindsight makes it look like it was a file being
> downloaded, not yours. I now suspect that I will never see what file was
> being sent to me. Since noone on this newsgroup has had the same message,
> it probably was a Spam msg. I'm sorry for causing you any grief. With
> exception of AOL I've never had a problem with Virus's. I rarely use AOL.
> I'm stuck with it because my wife is not willing to change once she learns
> something. On AOL someone stole my ID and password and sent a slew of
porn
> on a Sunday PM. I had to change my PW. Then someone stole my IM ID that
I
> used before I subscribed to AOL. I've sent many frustrating msgs to AOL.
> They could care less. All I get from them is lots of form letters with
> nothing constructive. They don't even investigate it. So I discourage
AOL
> every chance I get. I suspect that in a few years they will go the way of
> many .com's.
>
> Ed
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "ron julian" <fidel_at_webcoast2coast.net>
> To: "thinkpad list" <THINKPAD_at_cs.utk.edu>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 10:35 AM
> Subject: Buggs
>
>
> > Ok people, I copied the mail last night about a virus on or in one of my
> > posting. I scanned wy system. Got on line to the bug people and got the
> > latest bugbear cleaner [as of 12.10 AM] and still nothing. I don't know
> > what the server found in my posting that norton said was a bug, But it
> > did not come from this system. If there was something, It was picked up
> > in transit or norton made a bobo. If any body has any helpful info,
> > please let er rip. Ron.
> >
> >
>
>
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