[WEB4LIB] Virus on Library cdrom?

[Paul Deane]

A few years back in Chicago, a major retailer had a large shipment of "new"
floppy disks that came with a virus on them.  Almost anything could happen
in the manufacturing process.  However, if other used it and did not have
the problem, I think the repairman is blowing smoke.

Paul Deane
Director
Round Lake Area Library
pdeane at rla.lib.il.us <mailto:pdeane at rla.lib.il.us>


-----Original Message-----
From: web4lib at webjunction.org
[mailto:web4lib at webjunction.org]On Behalf Of Beth DeGeer
Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2001 5:40 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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