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Date:         Thu, 26 Jun 2003 09:44:11 -0400
Reply-To:     "R. Hotchkiss" <hotch@HOTSTRINGS-INC.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "R. Hotchkiss" <hotch@HOTSTRINGS-INC.COM>
Subject:      Re: Sobig virus
Comments: To: John Rodgers <j_rodgers@CHARTER.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <3EFAE75A.3000103@charter.net>
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According to Norton, Macs, OS/2 and UNIX are immune to it. It attaches itself to parts of windows stuff. Hotch Richard Hotchkiss http://www.hotstrings-inc.com

> From: John Rodgers <j_rodgers@CHARTER.NET> > Reply-To: John Rodgers <j_rodgers@CHARTER.NET> > Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2003 07:30:18 -0500 > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: Sobig virus > > R. Hotchkiss wrote: > >> The virus stops working on July 15th according to Norton >> > Hopefully! > >> >> I got at least 2, but I have a Mac. >> > What is the significance of that? I know MAC's are supposed t be immune > pretty much to most viruses, but I understand that this So-Big virus > just places a program for spammers on the machine, useable later, thus > making every PC it infects a potential spamming machine. Mac's included. > >> (BTW Apple stock price has gone up 25% >> in the past couple of weeks while others fall) >> > Apple just released the hottest processor on the market - 64 bit as > opposed to all the 32's out there. Only problem for the moment is not > much software that can used the added performance. What is out there > works on the 64 but software designed for the 64 architecture isn't > common. It will come however. > > Regards > > John rodgers > 88 GL Driver > >> >> Hotch >> 86 Vanagon GL >> 89 Jetta GL >> Philly >> Richard Hotchkiss >> http://www.hotstrings-inc.com >> >> >> >> >> >>> From: "Sudhir H. Desai" <sudhir@12INCH.COM> >>> Reply-To: "Sudhir H. Desai" <sudhir@12INCH.COM> >>> Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 23:26:39 -0400 >>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >>> Subject: Re: Sobig virus >>> >>> all e-mail programs are as good/bad as the mail filter in front of them ;) >>> >>> -sudhir (1984 Vanagon Z34 :: 1996 Jetta Trek :: Outlook Express[atts >>> stripped by server]) >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >


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