VIRUS ALERT! (W97M/VMPCK.gen)
Date: 27 Nov 1999 17:19:51 GMT
Message-Id: <384012b7.98.a145505f.G_at_drsolomon.com>
WARNING! A virus has been found in a binary file posted to
the following newsgroup(s):
comp.databases.oracle.tools
Message header follows:
>Message-Id: <81of6q$q4h$1_at_news.skyinet.net>
>From: "Net Watcher" <netwatch_at_hotmail.com>
>Subject: Virus Alert!!!
>Date: 27 Nov 1999 15:43:53 GMT
Dr Solomon's FindVirus/VirusScan report follows:
Dr Solomon's FindVirus IN-HOUSE version. Copyright (c) 1999 Network Associates Inc.
Drivers : 24 Nov 1999
Scanning for 48203 viruses, trojans and variants.
Instruction.doc ... Found the W97M/VMPCK.gen virus !!!
You can download a free evaluation (yet fully functional) copy of the latest released version of Dr Solomon's FindVirus/VirusScan from the following locations:
WWW: http://www.nai.com/download/downloads
FTP: ftp://ftp.nai.com/pub/antivirus
CompuServe: GO DRSOLOMON or GO MCAFEE
AOL: SAFETYONLINE
IMPORTANT! The virus has been detected by the latest IN-HOUSE version of
Dr Solomon's FindVirus/VirusScan. As new viruses and trojans appear at the rate
of several hundreds a month, the latest RELEASED version of FindVirus/VirusScan
might be unable to detect this particular virus. If you have downloaded the above
file and your copy of FindVirus/VirusScan does not detect the virus in it,
contact Dr Solomon's Technical support and ask for the extra driver to detect
the W97M/VMPCK.gen virus.
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