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- From: fordke@infonode.ingr.com (Keith Ford)
- Subject: Re: Uploaded Viruses
- Message-ID: <1992Dec29.214644.22097@infonode.ingr.com>
- Organization: Intergraph Corporation, Huntsville, AL.
- References: <6692.2B407C15@umagic.FIDONET.ORG>
- Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 21:46:44 GMT
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- In article <6692.2B407C15@umagic.FIDONET.ORG> Leah.Wesolowski@p0.f2.n373.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Leah Wesolowski) writes:
- >How can someone upload an "active" virus? Isn't the systems set up
- >to recognize them?
-
- A virus will only cause problems when the program it has infected
- is executed. Simply moving files around with a floppy or modem
- cannot cause a virus to activate.
-
- >I always thought you great Sys-ops always checkd uploaded programs
- >for the deadly programs before you made them available. I would like
-
- It is suggested, but not required. My bbs has areas for tested and
- untested uploads. When you download an untested file, you should
- ALWAYS scan it for viruses and take precautions. However, most
- computer viruses are not spread via bulletin boards, but via shrink
- wrapped commercial software.
-
- Practice safe computing!
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