Cherryl wrote: >*** Hadn't seen this one in a thread yet... >DO NOT DOWNLOAD ANY FILE NAMED PKZIP300 >REGARDLESS OF EXTENSION. >A NEW Trojan Horse Virus has emerged on the Internet with the >name PKZIP300.ZIP, so named as to give the impression that >this file is a new version of the PKZIP software used to "zip," or >compress, files. DO NOT DOWNLOAD THIS FILE UNDER ANY >CIRCUMSTANCES!! If you install or expand the file, the virus >WILL wipe your hard disk clean and affect modems 14.4 and >higher. This is an extremely destructive virus & there is NOT yet >a way of cleaning this one up. This was originally posted on the pkware web site (http:/www.pkware.com/fake.html) in May 1995 and if you want more info about it they suggest you e-mail them directly at [log in to unmask] . It is interesting to note that I also received this notice from my internet provider bconnex.net in Barrie, Ontario. Cherryl, you sure get around. ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// / Tony Peters / / _/_/_/_/_/ _/_/_/_/_/ Project Manager - New Technology / / _/ _/ _/ _/ S&C Electric Canada Ltd / / _/ _/ _/ 90 Belfield Rd / / _/_/_/_/_/ _/_/_/ _/ Toronto ON M9W 1G4 / / _/ _/ _/ Ph 416 249-9171 / / _/ _/ _/ Fax 416 249-3193 / / _/_/_/_/_/ _/_/_/_/_/ Email [log in to unmask] / / / //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////