Re: "W32/Pesin.gen" virus and Floppy discs

From: Mike Burgess (winhelp2002_at_spamthis.com)
Date: 11/06/03 

Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2003 08:24:46 -0500

Tommy,
See if you can determine if you still have any left-overs ...
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.hllw.pesin.html
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"T O M M Y" <tommy2012@hotmail.com.> wrote in message
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> Running my MacAfee plus System restore turned off, computer was found
> to be totally clean. However my floppy disks are not readable in
> any other computer- except my own computer- and when I
> recheck them in my computer, MacAfee pops up a window and
> says it has found "W32/Pesin.gen" . I delete the virus, even
> format the floppy disk, but the problem continues.
>
> Also working under XP Pro, my floppy drive is checked each
> 2 minutes and its lamp turns on, without my control over the drive.
> Can the virus be located in my computer and try to write itself to
> floppy disks?
> Then why the virus scanner does not find any thing?
>
> ---
> Regards,
> *TOMMY*
> ---
>
>

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