Re: More Than The usual virus Activity
From: Andrew Z Carpenter [Newsgroup Groupie] (azc_at_FILTERcirencester.ac.uk)
Date: 09/13/03
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Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2003 21:33:10 +0100
> "Peter" <peterf41@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
> news:ulPcFbieDHA.892@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Just a 'heads-up' to all; i have been getting
> several per day of, trojan.byte.verify, jsexception
> and java.nocheat and this is with no ptp activity on
> my PC.. Websites i visit normally are coming up with
> these, although thankfully, Symantec is catching all
> of them.. Also several pops with w32.kwbot trying to
> infiltrate x4 today, Saturday.. Beware, the idiots
> are more active than ever......
It's not that they are active, it's the opposite infact.
The fact that they are inactive, and have not cleared
the viruses off their computer (or aren't even aware
they are infected) is what allows viruses to continue
to propegate throughout the world.
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