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Re: [sharechat] Ltr RCAC 26 May 01 Slightly off topic


From: Will Bryant <will@sharechat.co.nz>
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2001 00:06:18 +1300


Is anyone else getting this pesky unsolicited mail with .PIF attachment from "Peter" ?
Yup, he's got a virus there..

I've received it about three times this week haven't opened it, can't find much info re ".PIF"
They're a hangover in Windows from the old DOS days, basically running a PIF file is running a program (at least, just as risky), so yeah, don't open them.

(As always, best approach is to never open anything if you aren't sure what it is, and expecting it..)

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[PGP 0x96A7F40A, FP 827F A2A9 C718 106D 8F80  E16E A244 D5F2 96A7 F40A]

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