Bob Anibal wrote: > > This W95.CIH virus is NOT a hoax or a joke. I read about it in a newsletter > that I get and followed the thread all the way to a page where I downloaded > a program that detects and removes this virus. The address is: > http:\\www.symantec.com/nav/navc.html/ > The virus is supposed to kick in July 26 and raise H___ with the hard disk. > The suggestion is made in the info to just not turn on your computer on the > 26th > Bob Anibal No, the virus is not a joke. Its existence, and the fact that it would completely screw up any Win '95 machine, were first announced by Microsoft a little while ago. Right after the release of Win '98. Suspicious? I personally think so... but I may be wrong. Jed (NOT Hilary)