[Steppes] Fw: virus

[ironwyrm at juno.com]

Real or not, I discovered my box was infected this morning and called
those whom I had e-mailed afterwards via hard line to warn them. 
Centurion Allmar sent me this "FixSbigF.exe" file with the instructions
below which would seem to have removed it from my system (I got it in a
message sent from a newcomer address that I had been communicating with).
 If you do not have any antivirus software please use the attached file
to rid yourself of the problem.  

Don't open any strange e-mail attachments that have no message text,
that's how it's passing around.  I have gotten three different types this
morning already.

Thanks Allmar and good luck to everyone else!

Ironwyrm


----- Forwarded Message -----
Windows ME, 98 and 95
 If a virus, worm, or Trojan infects a computer, System Restore may back
up the virus, worm, or Trojan on the computer.

Windows prevents outside programs, including antivirus programs, from
modifying System Restore. Therefore, antivirus programs or tools cannot
remove threats in the System Restore folder. As a result, System Restore
has the potential of restoring an infected file on your computer, even
after you have cleaned the infected files from all the other locations.

Also, in some cases, online scanners may detect a threat in the System
Restore folder even though you scanned your computer with an antivirus
program and did not find any infected files.


How to run the tool from a floppy disk 
Insert the floppy disk, which contains the FixSbigF.exe file, in the
floppy disk drive. 
Click Start, and then click Run. 
Type the following:

a:\FixSbigF.exe

and then click OK:

NOTES: 
There are no spaces in the command, a:\FixSbigF.exe. 
You can choose to run the removal tool with the System Restore option
enabled or exit the removal tool.


Click Start to begin the process, and then allow the tool to run. 
If you are using Windows Me, then re-enable System Restore.





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