Yes, the PKZIP 3.0 virus does exist, but it is a trojan, not a virus. You have to run the program - then it does a dance on your disk with less than pleasurable results. The latest official version of PKZIP I know of is 2.04g. Any other version greater than this should be suspect. ...Paul ------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Faced with the choice between changing one's mind and proving that there is no need to do so, almost everybody gets busy on the proof" -- John Kenneth Galbraith "Success is attending a funeral as a spectator" -- E. BonAnno ------------------------------------------------------------------------- On Mon, 15 Apr 1996, Ramli Bin Jaafar wrote:
According to several reliable sources there is a deadly virus on the Internet. This is NOT a hoax! CAN ANYBODY CHECK THIS OUT, PLEASE..
Note: The reliability of all information below is UNKNOWN.
WHAT: Virus Alert: PKZIP 3.0 Trojan Loose on the Internet
BACKGROUND: A trojan (virus) program, PKZIP 3.0, which is advertised as an updated version of the popular compression utility PKZIP, is currently being distributed on the Internet. Please note that this trojan is REAL and DESTRUCTIVE. Once executed, this program will destroy data on your hard drive; there's no stopping it.
According to PKWARE, makers of PKZIP, the only released versions of PKZIP are: 1.10, 1.93, 2.04c, 2.04e and 2.04g. All other versions currently circulating on the Internet are suspect and should not be used.
ACTION REQUIRED: Please do not download or execute any files that are named PKZ300B.EXE, PKZ300B.ZIP, PKZIP300.ZIP, PKZIP300.EXE, etc. from the Internet or other external source.