Removing virus

[Michael Scottaline]

On Thu, 29 Jan 2004 19:09:32 +0100
"J.L. Coenders" <fedora at universalgrid.nl> scribbled furiously:

> Hi,
> Because of this list I started scanning for viri, and f-prot found
> these:
> 
> /home/concrete/ziUwqg3h->Mail/trash/cur/1068532513.4595.UZ9s:2,S->photo
> s.zip->photos.jpg.exe  Infection: W32/Mimail.C at mm
> Virus-infected files in archives cannot be deleted.
> /home/concrete/ziUwqg3h->Mail/trash/cur/1068619179.15917.kED8:2,S->phot
> os.zip->photos.jpg.exe  Infection: W32/Mimail.C at mm
> Virus-infected files in archives cannot be deleted.
> /home/concrete/ziUwqg3h->Mail/trash/cur/1068704329.16677.Ej03:2,S->phot
> os.zip->photos.jpg.exe  Infection: W32/Mimail.C at mm
> Virus-infected files in archives cannot be deleted.
> /home/concrete/ziUwqg3h->Mail/trash/cur/1070394195.26872.uAWX:2,S->Docu
> ment003.pif  Infection: W32/Sobig.A at mm
> Virus-infected files in archives cannot be deleted.
> /home/concrete/ziUwqg3h->Mail/trash/cur/1071647642.18231.E4C0:2,S->QL.e
> xe  Infection: W32/Swen.A at mm
> Virus-infected files in archives cannot be deleted.
> 
> Does anyone recognise these files and know if they can be removed? Or
> how I can remove them?
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Likely e-mail attachments in your trash folder.  Purge the mails, but I
don't believe these have any impact on *nix systems.
Blame your windows using friends ;o).  BTW, if these came from friends or
associates, you may wish to inform them
Mike
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