Virus on Firetalk.

Joe Casey · Post by **Joe Casey** » 14 May 2000 3:53 am

It took me three days to figure out what was happening. I would lose a little at a time finally It wiped out my modem. Be careful if you are using firetalk it's a sneaky creaping virus . I won't be 100% back until a couple of days. I had to install new modem and all my saved stuff won't be recognized yet. I have to figure that out. anyhow I'mm Baaaaccck.

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Peggy Green · Post by **Peggy Green** » 14 May 2000 5:27 am

Geez Joe, now your becoming a computer expert. Maybe Smiley's laughing, WebTV doesn't suffer from virus attacks, does it?

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Smiley Roberts · Post by **Smiley Roberts** » 14 May 2000 9:17 am

NOPE !!

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Jonathan Cullifer · Post by **Jonathan Cullifer** » 14 May 2000 2:33 pm

If you can run executable programs, there is always the risk for a virus, no matter how innocent the program looks. I have heard of viruses inside of Looney Tunes screen savers. The Mellissa virus was nothing more than a bad program with a WinZip self-extractor logo on it. In the world of e-mail and downloads, NEVER judge a book by its cover. Always know who you are downloading from. If you have never heard of XYZ.com or don't have any reason to trust them, then don't download anything.