Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/08

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Subject: RE: [Leica] important virus warning
From: "Austin Franklin" <darkroom@ix.netcom.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2002 21:02:26 -0500

> The latest deeply malicious computer virus is circulating under the cover
> of being from Microsoft and that it is an important security update that
> you have to install in order to protect yourself from viruses. People are
> falling for it in unprecedented numbers, somehow forgetting that you are
> supposed to go get the anti-virus software, rather than it coming to you.

Well, I use Windows 2k Professional, and today I was told by the OS
automatically, that there was a critical update.  I'm not quite clear from
your description what the method of transport for this virus is...would you
mind clarifying?

Thanks,

Mongo

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