Just a warning: Not Knife related... : (

[Jackal]

We just tried to upgrade our Version of Internet Explorer to 5.01 on a workstation, using the Windows 95 Upgrade site. During the automatic update process from MS,
F-Prot warned us that the following incoming files were boot sector viruses:

CKCMV.EXE
ADDREG.EXE
VC0.EXE

I just upgraded our .def files yesterday from Command, so that's probably how we caught it. I dunno what's up, but Microsoft's automatic update is pushing infected files to users unknowingly.

Maybe someone knows the right people to email about this?

-AR

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[This message has been edited by Jackyl (edited 16 December 1999).]

 

[SDMatteson]

I suspect the problem is with F-Prot rather
then Microsoft."Suspect" is the key word here.Ever so often , leget files are mistaken
for boot sector veri . From what I have read , F-Prot could use a lot of work .I would make sure it was not a false alarm first .

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[Jackal]

Command has solved many of F-Prot's problems. It's the best for our money right now. It protects over 1,200 of our P.C.'s. I have the "ADDREG.EXE" file on my P.C. with the same ver. and it's fine. Move this one over, and it goes Ape-chit.

I dunno, it could be the program, I'll check into it more tomorrow. Thanks for the input SDM.

-AR

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[SDMatteson]

That file is only 32KB . Why not copy
it to a floppy and check it on someone's PC
with Norton 6 or McAfee just for fun .I would sure like to know what you find out.Not long ago , I forgot to stop Norton's AV from loading at startup on a PC I was upgrading from 95 to 98se.When it rebooted
during the install Norton thought 98se was a virus ,blanked the screen and sounded the alarm. After changing into fresh underwear ,
the install went ok .

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[Jackal]

Hahaha...I'll do that tomorrow, we also have a new copy of Norton, and I have PCcillin.

-AR

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[VideoJoe]

More IE 5 shenanigans.

Just upgraded (with MS Orifice 2000) on my NT 4.0 workstation at work. Three times running, when I try to select "view small icons" in the toolbar I get a BSOD and a dead machine. I'll be glad when I get to upgrade to Windows 2000. Sometime in the 3rd quarter of 1900 presumably.

Joe
Who's still glad he doesn't have to use a Mac at work anymore.

 

[Jackal]

Hahahaha...I hear "W2K" is supposed to be awesome, only time, and money, will tell.

...must...get...Beta...

-AR

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