From: “Paul S. Penrod” <furballs@netcom.com>
To: Ramli Bin Jaafar <wolv@infosys.utm.my>
Message Hash: 8bac516a16a5374ba0218bfedb85e8dcd78c458a2c2681b1fe9ef957b7810984
Message ID: <Pine.3.89.9604151845.A4741-0100000@netcom12>
Reply To: <19960415073947953.AAA74@Executioner.utm.my>
UTC Datetime: 1996-04-16 08:50:22 UTC
Raw Date: Tue, 16 Apr 1996 16:50:22 +0800
From: "Paul S. Penrod" <furballs@netcom.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Apr 1996 16:50:22 +0800
To: Ramli Bin Jaafar <wolv@infosys.utm.my>
Subject: Re: Trojan Horse Loose On The Internet
In-Reply-To: <19960415073947953.AAA74@Executioner.utm.my>
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Yes, the PKZIP 3.0 virus does exist, but it is a trojan, not a virus. You
have to run the program - then it does a dance on your disk with less
than pleasurable results. The latest official version of PKZIP I know of is
2.04g. Any other version greater than this should be suspect.
...Paul
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On Mon, 15 Apr 1996, Ramli Bin Jaafar wrote:
> According to several reliable sources there is a deadly virus on the
> Internet. This is NOT a hoax!
> CAN ANYBODY CHECK THIS OUT, PLEASE..
>
> Note: The reliability of all information below is UNKNOWN.
>
> WHAT:
> Virus Alert: PKZIP 3.0 Trojan Loose on the Internet
>
> BACKGROUND:
> A trojan (virus) program, PKZIP 3.0, which is advertised as an updated
> version of the popular compression utility PKZIP, is currently being
> distributed on the Internet. Please note that this trojan is REAL and
> DESTRUCTIVE. Once executed, this program will destroy data on your hard
> drive; there's no stopping it.
>
> According to PKWARE, makers of PKZIP, the only released versions of PKZIP
> are: 1.10, 1.93, 2.04c, 2.04e and 2.04g. All other versions currently
> circulating on the Internet are suspect and should not be used.
>
> ACTION REQUIRED:
> Please do not download or execute any files that are named PKZ300B.EXE,
> PKZ300B.ZIP, PKZIP300.ZIP, PKZIP300.EXE, etc. from the Internet or other
> external source.
>
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