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Re: (OT) Klez virus

From:
Michael D. Risser
Date:
May 2, 2002 07:39
Subject:
Re: (OT) Klez virus
Message ID:
200205020737.38565.michael@visionpro.com
Maybe this isn't so off topic...
Can anyone think of a way to write a virus scanner in Perl? We could stop it 
at the Unix server :-)
Has anyone else already done this? Have examples? 

On Wednesday 01 May 2002 12:25 pm, Mark Edwards typed:
> Hi all,
> 	sorry to put this off-topic message here but I have just recieved in my
> in-box the klez virus which is doing the rounds at the moment. Anyway it
> came in on an account which I use on the beginners@perl.org address from
> someone on @verizon.net. Anyway don't want to start a flame-war but thought
> people using Outlook may like to check they are using the latest virus
> scanners..
>
> Thanks
>
> Oh yeah, Keep up the good advice,I have been able to work around many
> problems with the information offered here!
>
> Mark.
>
>
> +
> + If I had a really witty signature ... I would place it here.
> +

-- 
Michael D. Risser
Software Engineer

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