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Sep 13, 2001, 6:09pm

Hi all,

I received several EMails from AW citizens lately all containing
different versions of PE_Magistr virii.
I caught them and informed the people who sent them. It is very
likely that their infected PCs sent them to other AW users too
so please update your virus pattern files.

PE_MAGISTR.B was first reported September 4, 2001 so you really
need NEW virus patterns, the old ones do not detect this virus.
AFAIK Norton does not detect it at all yet, so if you're not
sure, there is a free test/removal program available on
> http://www.antivirus.com/vinfo/virusencyclo/default5.asp?VName=PE_Magistr.B

It LOOKED like a .PIF file but actually had a .EXE extension


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Sep 13, 2001, 6:19pm

Uhhhhh and who sends .PIF files anyway, they're essentially shortcuts to MS
DOS exe files.

*sigh* Yet more senseless attacks on America, at least the dumb ones among
us [Seriously, I've TRIED to become infected with a virii and failed, why
does everyone else have such a high level of paranoia about virii and
"hackers"]
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Sep 13, 2001, 6:31pm

1. The B version itself varies the extension and might come as a
SCR or something else as well. It is a very destructive one and
many users think scanning with a 1 year old pattern file will
be enough. Call it paranoia if you wish but the average users
are not paranoid enough.

2. I am not in US but received it from someone from the US. Was
this US attacking germany then? Think before you post such a
nonsense.

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Sep 13, 2001, 7:23pm

I was about to post a retraction, sometimes my fingers get ahead of my mind.
You, errr, beat me to it.

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