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downloaded infected zip files
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Name: John
Date: May 12, 2002 at 16:24:52 Pacific
Subject: downloaded infected zip files |
Comment: - Can an infected ZIP file downloaded from Internet affect your computer even if you don't unzip it?
- Does a virus in an executable file get active if you don't execute the file?
- Can image files, music/sound files, etc. be infected?
Thank you.
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Response Number 2
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Name: Rajan Urs
Date: May 12, 2002 at 17:30:11 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)You get a lot of smart virus thesedays. Klez is one of them. It can enter your system when you open a email tho' you never touched the attachment. Take precaution with any files downloaded or email with attachments.
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Response Number 4
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Name: Jennifer
Date: May 13, 2002 at 05:47:04 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)One strain of Klez is actually generated without an attachment. It's not a virus-infected e-mail, but it's genererated on the infected sender's end.
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