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From: nts0302@dsacg3.dsac.dla.mil (Bob Fisher)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Gateway 2000 Computers
Message-ID: <2059@dsacg3.dsac.dla.mil>
Date: 12 Apr 90 11:59:41 GMT
References: <7253@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu>
Organization: Defense Logistics Agency Systems Automation Center, Columbus
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Gateway is shipping more than just computers....

In yesterday's mail I got a diskette from them and a letter saying that
many Gateway computers have been infected with viruses (no implication that
the virus came with the machine).  The diskette appears to have the
program scanv61 that scans for viruses and a cleanup program to remove
viruses from your system.  I've only done a directory list and haven't
executed any of the programs yet.

This was unsolicited and sent FedEx.  How many other vendors do this?

-- 
Bob Fisher
US Defense Logistics Agency Systems Automation Center
DSAC-TSX, Box 1605, Columbus, OH 43216-5002     614-238-9071 (AV 850-9071)
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