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Article #434Re: parity boot b virus help reqired
From: Chuck Kline
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1998 00:00
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1998 00:00
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Yeah...I didn't think of that but McAffee does give false alarms every now and then. However be safe instead of sorry. Chuck Kline Mischievous Computer Services mcompute@infinet.com http://www.infinet.com/~mcompute Zvi Netiv wrote in message <365601d4.1285606@news2.new-york.net>... >"Alistair Steel" <A.F.Steel@tesco.net> wrote: > >> My Mcaffee software tells me I have this virus in my MBR but can not get rid >> of it. What must I do? > >Could be a false alarm. > >To be on the safe side, you can download InVircible, install it and reboot >from the infected drive. If there is a boot infector then IV will indicate >this fact, prompt for confirmation to remove the vilain, and reboot the hard >drive clean. > >If you really have Parity then after cleaning the hard drive, process your >floppies with FixBoot, also contained in the IV package. > >Available from the sites in my signature. > >Regards, Zvi >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >NetZ Computing Ltd. Israel Developer & Producer of InVircible & ResQ >Download Sofware, Support, Online Registration: http://InVircible.com >US Mirror: http://www.NetZComp.com Personal e-mail: netz@actcom.co.il >Voice +972 3 938 6868, +972 52 494 017 (cellular) Fax +972 3 938 6869 >---------------------------------------------------------------------
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f42b5,a90fe2af8837afb0 X-Google-Attributes: gidf42b5,public X-Google-Thread: 104ea8,a90fe2af8837afb0 X-Google-Attributes: gid104ea8,public X-Google-Thread: fcd68,a90fe2af8837afb0 X-Google-Attributes: gidfcd68,public X-Google-Thread: 1082f9,a90fe2af8837afb0 X-Google-Attributes: gid1082f9,public X-Google-Thread: 1124b5,a90fe2af8837afb0 X-Google-Attributes: gid1124b5,public X-Google-Thread: 1113d2,a90fe2af8837afb0 X-Google-Attributes: gid1113d2,public X-Google-Thread: 11253a,a90fe2af8837afb0 X-Google-Attributes: gid11253a,public X-Google-Thread: fe5b5,a90fe2af8837afb0 X-Google-Attributes: gidfe5b5,public From: "Chuck Kline" <mcompute@infinet.com> Subject: Re: parity boot b virus help reqired Date: 1998/11/21 Message-ID: <cRq52.5182$q5.70731671@news2> X-Deja-AN: 414096973 References: <7346ov$kmj$1@barcode.tesco.net> <365601d4.1285606@news2.new-york.net> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 Organization: Mischievous Computer Services NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1998 22:55:52 EDT Newsgroups: alt.comp.virus,alt.comp.virus.pro-virus,alt.comp.virus.source.code,alt.computer,alt.computer.workshop,cn.bbs.comp.virus,relcom.comp.virus,symantec.support.win95.nortonantivirus.general