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To: Gottfried who wrote (10227)	6/22/2000 2:15:00 PM
From: mr.mark	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110626

for norton antivirus users.... i know that i have posted the following information before. it is derived from a symantec news bulletin from 6/99. however, i do feel it warrants repeating. i encourage anyone running norton av software to check their file extension configuration for determining which files will be scanned for viruses. the reason i bring this to the thread's attention once again is that, to my knowledge, there is a default set to which at least a dozen extensions have been added for full recommended scanning. i believe that if you ask norton to scan 'all files' for viruses, it will only scan 'all files' that are configured. in this respect, i believe the 'all files' label is misleading. i've cut and pasted from the bulletin as follows: ********************** "To protect yourself from this virus, Symantec AntiVirus Research Center recommends to update the configuration in Norton AntiVirus to include the "RTF" file extension as well as the following file extensions in the "Scanner" and "AutoProtect" options. Complete List of File Extension Recommended for Scanning... [mark's note: the bold text extensions are the ones i had to add to the existing list] 386, ADT, BIN,CBT, CLA, COM, CPL, DLL, DOC, DOT, DRV, EXE, HTM, HTT, JS, MDB, MSO, OV?, POT, PPT, RTF, SCR, SHS, SYS, VBS, XL? How to add RTF to your list of Program Files to be scanned 1. Start Norton System Doctor 2. Right-Click the Virus Scan sensor and select properties. 3. Select the Files to Scan tab. 4. Select the Add button. 5. <Type> RTF. Note: The steps may be different for NU 2.0. (or later versions)" **************************** hopefully someone will post and tell me that systemworks2000 (3.0) already contains all of these recommended extensions, in which case, only the old-timey version owners like me (2.0) have to be concerned. <g3> hope this helps :) mark