Re: figlet.exe Virus
From V. Carpenter <car...@vms.csd.mu.edu>
· alt.ascii-art
· 5 Mar 1995 00:37 · View full thread
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In article <3j96eb$3k...@southern.co.nz>, Col...@equinox.gen.nz (Colin Douthwaite) writes: >: >: >>> *** FIGLET.EXE IS INFECTED WITH A COMPUTER VIRUS *** >: >: >>Unfortunately it took me a little longer to find that out. My system had >: >>to crash a few times before I thought about searching for viruses. The >: >>damage was low - but does anyone know what this virus does except for >: >>halting my computer? > >Will these two people please, please, state exactly where they >downloaded their copies of FIGLET.EXE from. > >Figlet.exe 2.1 was posted recently in comp.binaries.ibm.pc and >would have been checked for viruses. > >If the CBIP copy of Figlet is contaminated then the CBIP moderator >must be alerted. > Hi Colin.. I am the moderator of comp.binaires.ibm.pc and just wanted to let you know the CBIP copy of Figlet is not contaminated. All software is scanned by several different virus checkers before being posted, but I just went back and check the whole archive again this afternoon. Phew!! No viruses. Best regards Vinny ---- Vinit S. Carpenter Marquette University car...@vms.csd.mu.edu Author of the INTERNET-MENU for OpenVMS and LEARN C/C++ TODAY List Moderator: COMP.BINARIES.IBM.PC * Email me for details * <a href="http://vinny.csd.mu.edu"> My Personal Linux Web Server</a>
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