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