KW> CE> Does anyone know whether this sounds like a known virus? ... last
KW> CE> Thursday all the files in root C (not in dir's) were wiped, and this
KW> CE> Thursday my config and autoexec files, including .bak ones, were
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KW> trying to identify a virus by symptoms is a waste of time
KW> 99% of the
KW> time... if you feel you have a virus and are not satisfied
KW> with the
KW> detection your present scanner is giving you, try a different one...
KW> i'd suggest f-prot, avp, or findvirus...
KW> (on a side note, wiping files in the root causes big
KW> problems with computer operation
Yes, luckily WIN 95 doesn't need the autoexec or config to run.
KW> most virus writers know well enough to avoid
KW> causing big problems with the computers operation since it
KW> would give away the presence of the virus)
Well, from looking at what many viruses do, wouldn't you say that a lot of 
the virus writers are also trying to cause as much hardware and software 
damage as possible in an effort to get a much publicity as possible?
-C.
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