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Offline gizz72Topic starter

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Are there STILL any virus threats on Amiga?
« on: June 12, 2004, 06:33:17 AM »
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  Just making sure, better to be safe than sorry. Don't want that virus deleting my partition! So are there any threats lately on the Amiga side? To be honest, I never had used an Anti-Virus program in years. Just plain, safe computing practice. Back-up, back-up and more back-up. ;-)
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Re: Are there STILL any virus threats on Amiga?
« Reply #1 on: June 12, 2004, 07:49:29 AM »
I havent seen a NEW AmigaOS virus in a few months at least but there is always a chance of getting something old as well! id install VirusZ if i were you :).
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Re: Are there STILL any virus threats on Amiga?
« Reply #2 on: June 12, 2004, 08:20:07 AM »
Thanks 4Play.
 It's been quite a while reviewing some of the CD mags I had. I'm sure I'll be able to find VirusZ. The last anti-virus i've used IIRC was VirusX. Stayed resident on me A500. A500 had no HD then Rom 2.04. Copy of my own WB disk, dual floppy drives.
 Since I've connected me A1200 on to the net, any chance I'd get them from downloading .ADF's or .lha files? Probably depends on the site(IMO) and my reason is 'most would infect PeeCee anyway'. I should always be on guard still. Thanks again.
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 If someone here got infected and trashed their HD or files or similar stories, I would like to hear it from you? Don't mind if I ask...just want some old camp fire stories for once in a while... eh?? :lol: :-)
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Re: Are there STILL any virus threats on Amiga?
« Reply #3 on: June 12, 2004, 08:24:29 AM »
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Re: Are there STILL any virus threats on Amiga?
« Reply #4 on: June 12, 2004, 09:33:48 AM »
@4play
 Gee thanks for the link. You save me a mess here. :-D
Cheers!


  I got it running now. So far no virus. Too bad I can't get disassembler.library from aminet. odd..
   
    Opps found it. silly me. it's  dislib.lha
   
  Again thanks.

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Re: Are there STILL any virus threats on Amiga?
« Reply #5 on: June 12, 2004, 10:53:08 AM »
It pains me to think that there are still people left in the community that would be busy writing new viri. I expect there are some though. Sad, really :-(
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Re: Are there STILL any virus threats on Amiga?
« Reply #6 on: June 12, 2004, 11:59:32 AM »
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It pains me to think that there are still people left in the community that would be busy writing new viri. I expect there are some though. Sad, really :-(


Karlos,

I'm sure the majority of them moved on to greener pastures, ie Windoze.

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Re: Are there STILL any virus threats on Amiga?
« Reply #7 on: June 12, 2004, 01:17:21 PM »
Hoya!

Yeah, ANOTHER good reason why peecees suck big time!!!

Be funky

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