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Article #68933Re: I've got a Template macro virus - what do I do ?
From: Dr Alan Solomon
Date: Mon, 22 Apr 1996 00:00
Date: Mon, 22 Apr 1996 00:00
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In article <gKAqABA2SnexEw4S@hemel.demon.co.uk>, Brian Hunt (brian@hemel.demon.co.uk) writes: >Hope some one can help here: > >I've picked up a virus which means that, with Windows 3.1 and Word 6.0, >when I save a document it goes to save in the template directory. >Although I can retype the path to make it save where I want, I can't >save in another format - which is a pain as I want to export work in >ascii format. > Sounds like Concept virus. Go to an S&S files area (see sig below) and download the evaluation copy of Findvirus. Cold-boot from a clean Dos disk, and run FINDVIRUS C: /REPAIR and after a short time, you're clean. Then check all your floppies. Various other antivirus products would be able to do the job for you, I should think. -- Dr Alan Solomon, the man behind Dr Solomon's Anti Virus Toolkit US tel (617) 273 7400 UK tel +44 1296 318700 Files: http://www.drsolomon.com CIS: GO DRSOLOMON AOL: VIRUS Email: drsolomon@drsolomon.com CIS: 101377,3677 AOL: DrASolly Personal: drsolly@ibmpcug.co.uk http://www.ibmpcug.co.uk/~drsolly
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1036bc,5cb42c7c2b57deba X-Google-Attributes: gid1036bc,public X-Google-Thread: fcd68,5cb42c7c2b57deba X-Google-Attributes: gidfcd68,public From: drsolly@chartridge.win-uk.net (Dr Alan Solomon) Subject: Re: I've got a Template macro virus - what do I do ? Date: 1996/04/22 Message-ID: <4354@chartridge.win-uk.net> X-Deja-AN: 150838095 references: <gKAqABA2SnexEw4S@hemel.demon.co.uk> reply-to: drsolly@chartridge.win-uk.net (Dr Alan Solomon) newsgroups: demon.tech.pc,alt.comp.virus