[WEB4LIB] Virus on Library cdrom? NO.

[Masters, Gary E]

Always remember to never use always or never.  Unless, of course, you really
have to.

But in this case, it does not seem reasonable.  The worm, if there were one,
came from else where.  More likely, the repair person messed it up.  I have
managed to mess up a registry to the point that I had to reformat the drive.

Gary


Gary E. Masters
Librarian (Systems)
CDRH - FDA
(301) 827-6893 

	-----Original Message-----
	From:	Beth DeGeer [SMTP:bdeg at bartlesville.lib.ok.us]
	Sent:	Wednesday, November 07, 2001 6:41 PM
	To:	Multiple recipients of list
	Subject:	[WEB4LIB] Virus on Library cdrom?

	Hi all:

	A patron came to me today and claimed that the library's copy of
JumpStart
	Kindergarten, which she had checked out and installed on her
computer, had
	given her a worm, and it had corrupted most of her hard drive.  She
got this
	information from the pc repairman who fixed her PC.  Is this
possible?  I
	did not think one could re-burn a CD.  The CDROM she borrowed is the
actual
	one we purchased commercially, and it's printed with the logo, etc.,
so I
	don't think anyone has substituted another CDROM.  Any opinions?


	Beth DeGeer

	Youth Services Librarian/PC Administrator
	Bartlesville Public Library, Bartlesville OK
	bdeg at bartlesville.lib.ok.us
	http://www.bartlesville.lib.ok.us





	
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