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Re: * WARNING * PKZIP 2.04c is infected by a virus.

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From: Tim King
Date: Wed, 06 Jan 1993 22:56

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In article <3546@accucx.cc.ruu.nl> (comp.compression), nevries@accucx.cc.ruu.nl (Nico E de Vries) writes:
> 
> According to warning messages on wuarchive.wustl.edu the PKZIP 2.04c
> is a virus infected version. The virus detected is the "Maltese Amoeba"
> one.
[ . . . ]
> Clearly some smart cracker have used their chance. It might take ages before
> everyone has a reliable PKZIP 2.0x....

My recommendation to all is that you get your PKZIP directly from PKWARE!
For unregistered copies, one can call the PKWARE BBS.  (I assume that
PKWARE keeps tight strings on its own BBS.)  All of the information
necessary to do any of this is included in the PKZIP shareware distribution,
and it should be easy to come by.

-TimK

-- 
Tim King                  <>    |-_       A poorly-documented feature is not
timk@ycrdi.com            |     |  |      really there.  A poorly-documented
Young Chang R&D Inst.     | >  <>  |      limitation is far too present.
                          |/      <>
   *** Original material copyright (C) 1992 J. Timothy King ***

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