Re: WM97/Marker-O macro virus removal

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From: Peter Hutchinson
Date: Sat, 06 May 2000 00:00

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On Sat, 06 May 2000 08:52:09 +0100, No-one <nospam@nospam.demon.co.uk>
wrote:

> >        Name: WM97/Marker-O
> 
> Get F-Prot.  It removed it from a friend's machine.
> 
> BTW....what is the best way to handle virus checking to an infected
> machine.  Most of the anti-viri programmes now have such large
> libraries that tzhey won't fit on a floppy.

F-Prot just about still fits on a floppy, but I can't see this being the
case for much longer. If you have a CD writer try burning a bootable CD and
use that.

-- 
Peter Hutchinson    peter@news.hutch.org.uk
Artificial Intelligence usually beats real stupidity.

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