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From: "Clan Moore" <>
Subject: RE: Virus infection
Date: Tue, 1 May 2001 20:00:29 -0400
In-Reply-To: <002301c0d28a$482862e0$40f535d8@McDonald.twave.net>


Norton's Antivirus won't touch it. We had to use McAfee's to remove the
virus as it infected the Norton's files. It is very difficult to remove.
Kurt

-----Original Message-----
From: wrmcdonald [mailto:]
Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2001 6:02 PM
To:
Subject: Re: Virus infection

We have received the same virus. It is costly! Gateway recommended the
Norton Anti-virus....let's hope it can stay one step ahead!
S. McDonald
-----Original Message-----
From: Gerald Daniel <>
To: <>
Date: Tuesday, May 01, 2001 5:37 PM
Subject: Virus infection


>If you get an email that bears my name as the sender and has a file with
>an .exe extension, DO NOT OPEN it!
>
>My computer was infected by the W32/Magistr@MM virus/worm due to a
>oversight of our MIS department. The worm "robbed " email addresses from
>my hard drive and others people's hard drives and compiles fake email
>messages in order to infect other computers. The virus can use file
>fragments from my computer or someone upline from me and send the
>message to someone in your address book.
>
>It is always good practice to NEVER open .exe files or attachments
>without first scanning them. If you receive a unsolicited file,
>especially from someone you don't know, just delete the file.
>
>Sorry if your computer may have been infected.
>
>Gerald Daniel
>
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