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Saturday, August 11, 2001
http://www.nandotimes.com/technology/story/58844p-857573c.html LAWRENCE J. MAGID: Prevention and treatment of viruses (August 10, 2001 9:05 a.m. EDT) - A couple of weeks ago, I noticed my PC was starting to slow down, acting generally sluggish and erratic. The word "virus" never entered my mind until I got a call from a radio station asking me to comment on the Sircam virus (which actually is a worm) that is infecting PCs around the world. I gave my usual advice about how to detect and prevent viruses - always run anti-virus software and never open attached files that you aren't expecting - and then it occurred to me: Could my PC have been infected by Sircam? A quick visit to the Symantec Anti-Virus Center confirmed what I feared....
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