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Re: Virus

> At 12:09 AM 12/22/00 -0500, Judith Davidsen wrote:
> >A little while ago, out of the blue, I received the email
> >instructions below from McAfee for removing the w32/MTX
> >virus/worm. In subsequent correspondence, McAfee claims I do
> >not *have* the virus/worm but that I have an attachment that
> >contains it.

Could be a false positive. I've had a couple files that have been on my
computer since 1997 get flagged as virues by one week's McAfee DAT-file, then
NOT by the one the week after, then back again. This does not inspire great
confidence in their product.

Jordan