Virus Anxiety

[Jeff Bobicki]

Hi Susan

I have addressed this issue extensively with Libraries and have a web page
on this very subject in my Technical Area.

Go to http://home.amigo.net/bobicki/

Go to the technical area and go to the "antivirus" page. I think you will
be surprised at what you see there.

Best Regards

Jeff Bobicki
Technical Consultant
Colorado Southwest Regional Library System   


At 08:29 AM 5/6/98 -0700, Susan Acampora wrote:
>Hello Everyone:
>
>I would greatly appreciate your comments on the following:
>
>I have read over again the April postings about virus transmission 
>via the a:> drive.  Some said that the simple process of reading the a:>
>drive 
>can allow a virus entrance to the system.  
>
>Shortly we will be allowing downloading for free. I tested the download 
>process to find that in Netscape in the dropdown file menu a user can 
>access and upload any a:> file into the Netscape browser by selecting 
>"Open File".  While we use FoolProof to prevent activity to and from
>c:>, 
>and uploading from a:> in Win 95, once in Netscape the a:> drive seems
>fully 
>accessible not just for downloading but for viewing a:> files.  
>
>If an infected file from a:> is opened into Netscape, is it just being 
>viewed from a: or is it actually in contact with c:>. 
>Can a virus be transmitted by opening its file in Netscape?
>And if so, how do you prevent the "Open File" feature in Netscape.
>
>Thanks so much.  
>
>Susan at CNR
>
>
>
>We use McAfee VirusScan.
>
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