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Bad computer virus out there...



Hi, All,
A nasty computer virus bypassed Norton Anti-virus last night and 
imploded my system software. All of the Win 95 inits were wiped out and 
couldn't even get in via MS-Dos, Safe Mode, etc. Most of bookmarks were 
wiped out though the address book was left intact. It destroyed the 
Norton anti-virus program leaving an empty folder. Lost all printer 
drivers, corrupted Norton Utilities and scanner software. Had to reload 
all of these from original CD-roms and disks. It also corrupted the 
communications dial-up software, but apparently left Netscape 2.02 Gold 
intact except for the bookmarks (so far).

A tech at Dell said there are a lot of new viruses out there right now, 
and suggested going to Symantec's web site to download the latest 
anti-virus files. You can also go to Dell's site and download the latest 
IRIS? files. Hope this helps you avoid the nightmare...Geri Guidetti, 
The Ark Institute
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