[Groop] The "Hi" Virus

[Chris Schechner]

The best way to deal with viruses in .exe format is to own a Mac.

Smugly,
Chris


>Note to Groop:
>
>Email tip: While I know that no one reputable on this list sent the 
>virus, don't
>ever send anyone an .exe file in email and never ever open any .exe 
>file you get
>in email. That should make the virus emails a little more obvious to spot. If
>you see an .exe attachment, delete the email. Hopefully, this is as 
>much common
>sense as "Do not get on a boat with Groo" is.
>There are times that people do not know that they are infected and 
>sent you the
>virus. DO NOT hit reply, but IF you know them, send a new email to 
>an address of
>theirs that you know (like done here) asking them if they sent that email. A
>virus might change the "reply to" address so when you hit reply, you get onto
>their virus list.
>
>Computer tip:  The best way to get rid of the virus on your computer 
>is to take
>the hard drive out, mount it as a 2nd hard drive on a clean system, 
>and run the
>antivirus program of your choice to remove the infection.  Most viruses need a
>command at boot up to start.  If the infected hard drive is a 2nd 
>drive, it does
>not "boot" there for does not start the virus.
>
>One time Promotional plug: If Outlook or Eudora helped to infect your computer
>by running these malicious scripts/virus attacks, you might consider using
>TheBat email client (http://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/thebat/)
>
>2 Kopins worth of advice you already knew
>Scott
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