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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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