List, I just read this today, sent by broadcast to all entire university computers. I assume it doesn't affect a Mac, but thought those of you with PC's might want to check it out. I don't know what a "CIH virus" is and I normally don't do this type of thing, except to refute them, but with the computer people we have on this campus, I'm assuming it's a very legitimate concern for Windows users. Avery >Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 10:17:32 -0500 >From: "Brian M. Walker" <bmw@UH.EDU> >Subject: IT SECURITY ALERT: April 26th Windows 95/CIH Virus >Sender: UH Staff - A moderated broadcast list to all staff at the UH Main > Campus <UH-STAFF@LISTSERV.UH.EDU> > >On April 26, the Windows 95/CIH Virus is programmed to execute >and if your system is infected, you may lose data, the ability >to boot your computer or both. Information Technology recommends >that anyone who has a computer running the Windows95 or Windows98 >operating system should turn off their computer before leaving work >Friday evening if they have not had time to take the anit-viral >steps listed at <http://www.uh.edu/infotech/990420_cih.html>. >Further, if you have not had time to take these steps, IT recommends >that you leave your computer off on Monday, April 26. > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >Brian M. Walker, CISSP email : bmw@uh.edu >Manager, Security & Disaster Recovery security@uh.edu >Information Technology Division phone : (713) 743-1528 >University of Houston fax : (713) 743-2743 >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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