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James Watson <wat...@iamerica.net> wrote in article
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> John M. Aldrich wrote:
> > 
> > Matt Vrazo wrote:
> > >
> > > Don't anybody touch any posts by Mark Thomas or the sb360mag.doc
which
> > > accompany them as they contain the concept virus.  I don't know what
it
> > > does 'cos I found out before it was too late but I wouldn't take a
risk by
> > > opening it.
> > 
> > For those of us who don't know, and to prevent another general
> > hysterical confusion of followups to this ridiculously crossposted
> > thread, I would like to mention a few FACTS:
> > 
> >  - The "Concept" virus is a Microsoft Word macro virus.
> >  - You cannot get "infected" by this virus unless you save a document
> > which contains it and then open it in MS Word.
> >  - There is supposedly a similar virus which infects Wordperfect
> > documents.
> >  - You CANNOT get infected by any virus simply from reading your news
or
> > email!
>

Wrong, if you use MS Inbox thing that comes with windows, it automatically
opens it up without asking you.

> 
> 
> 	Also :
> 
> 	The effect that the virus has is limited to word processing
> files *ONLY*.  When you open a document in Word, the concept virus 
> will only allow you to save the file as a 'Template.'
> 
> 	In short, it cannot adversly affect your hard drive.
> 
> -- 
> 
> wat...@iamerica.net
> 
> 

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