Glad I didn't download this, although I do have McAffee Virus Scan. In the news item, Nick linked to a site that would scan your system, and he linked to a site that would tell you about the virus...but what about removing the virus?? Well, you can download a program to do so in my URL...hopefully it doesn't contain the virus...:-) Hurry! Only 3 more days left!

I got this virus a few days ago from this site and I used the cleancih.exe from the link given above. It removed the virus from many files, but I got mcafee deluxe the next day, and it found (and eradicated) the CIH virus in three other executables that cleancih.exe didn't detect it in.

The Point: Use the newest McAfee antivirus software. It works better than cleancih.exe.

Yeah, I myself didn't use the cleancih program since I didn't get the virus, but I'd have to say that McAfee is the best all around virus scanner/remover. Use that for all your viral needs (hmmm, now that's got a nice ring to it, doesn't it?).

I knew there was SOME reason that I'm the only person out there who actually uses a Mac. Phew, I guess this is where it pays off...

-Fil

Long Live the Mac. I use a Mac and a PC, I rember several times that I was saved by the fact that I used a mac from viruses, trojans, etc. I have had a virus on my PC (removed by McAfee) (I also have not long ago purged my hard drive) which I have only had for 1 year and one of my Macs has never been infected and I've had it for about 5 years and yes it was connected to an ISP. Does anyone see the irony in that.

i had this bug on my computer about 3 months ago. i didn't really do that much, but i guess that i cleaned it up before it had a chance. and just to be fair to the person that uploaded it, it may have been an accident. they may not have known about it and the virus probly attached itself to the file. i didn't find out about the virus till nearly 2 weeks after getting. so just in case, lets not jump to conclusions.

Thanks for understanding. I really didn't know I uploaded a virus.

Web page link for free KILL_CIH.EXE

Don't know if it works though.

What is the specific string found in CIH?

This is a great way to spread a virus, include it in a program and upload it to a web page where people will download it. The responsible party should be rewarded for their genious, and then should be promptly shot.

Laura

See comment above about our virus scanning policies.

Laura,

I am not responsible for deliberetly putting the virus in the program. I know how upset everyone is, I am too. The only thing I know is this, Win95.cih will automatically attach itself to an unsuspecting file (mine). The orignal program (see above) is not a virus infected file of mass destruction. It is a harmless utility for converting Obj to Hex. Now that my reputation has been ruined, you'd think I never show my face agian. You're wrong. Not when people are wrongly acussing me of trying to infect everyones computer. Not now! Not ever!

Jeff

This is just a natural reaction: Something bad happens, and everyone wants someone to blame. People don't like it when they don't have any idea who did something (usually something bad), so they blame the most likely (in their opinion) suspect, without doing any research. Besides, if you are going to be downloading programs off the internet, then you should have a virus scanner.

Also, people will probably forget about the virus in a week or two, so your reputiation won't be ruined.

Also, ISPs should have virus scanning at the server level (And keep it updated), (Although it might not work if the virus was in a zip file) and / or give all customers a free Virus Scanner, or at least a discount on buying one.

Since the file never passed through any ISPs server, that would not have helped. It went from the uploaders client directly to the ticalc.org server.
*We* should've scanned it. We did. With a scanner that was, unknown to us, outdated.

It still would have had to go through an ISP on the way. For example, this message has to run through an ATT internet service server on it's way to the ticalc.org server.

If by posting this comment I have betrayed some unexcusably large amount of ignorence as to the way computers connect to web servers, I apologize.

I don't think it would be practical to scan for viruses at the router level. Rememeber this would all take time. Personaly I don't want them adding a couple extra 100ms to my Quake pings because they're scaning every single packet for viruses.

Besides the vast majority of packets wouldn't carry a virus anyway. Think of all the stuff you do with your interenet. How much of that time are you downloading programs? Vs Web surfing,playing quake,IRC/AIM/ICQ and whatnot.

I wasn't saying they should scan. In fact, I agree, it would be very inconvienient for ISPs to scan for viruses. I was just clarifying that files do have to pass through an ISP server.

hey man, dont worry about it. i was wait listed too. but you'll prolly get my spot, b/c i'm gonna send them a letter saying that i'm not going and to pull my app. i'll prolly go to Rice or CMU instead, seeing as i'm accepted and all

Actually I'll probably end up declining my position in the wait list anyway.
I already got into CWRU, and if I get into CMU, there's no contest.

You got the letter from CMU already? I didn't.. probably means I'm denied, too :(

--BlueCalx

I got waitlisted at Wash U too. I guess the fact that my parents and grandparents went to Wash U and my high grades in hs weren't enough to get in. They charge too much anyway, especially for my specific major - they have a crappy architecture program.

Heh.
I didn't have any of that ;P
GPA: 3.18 out of 4.0, 3.87 weighted out of 5.0
SAT: 790m/670v
ACT: 31e/36m/34r/34s, 33 composite.

*sigh*
My grades killed me if anything.

--BlueCalx

I am a freshman and I have a 4.14
This is because I am in AP computers. Does anyone have any idea how to do a binary-tree based heap?

i'm a freshman with a 4.5... but i'm not in any ap classes. weird.

Yeah, the problem is definately not your SATs. If my 710v/690m got me into MIT, yours should get you in about anywhere. The 3.18 is probably what did you in.

But don't worry; I'm sure you'll get into *somewhere* you want to go. Good luck! :-)

Well...my 790v/800m didn't get me into MIT....SATs have very little to do with it. Oh well...GO RPI!!! :D

...i would think a 1590 would get you anywhere...

You're not the only one who thought that :(

At least tell me that you got a free ride to RPI ???
i mean, 1590 of a possible 1600, that deserves something.

Not free, but I did get a good chunk of change.

What's your GPA and extra-curriculars? That might matter the most.

I graduated #2, and was President of NHS...3 years varsity track...the cruel fact of life is that there's a LOT of people with the same type of acheivements out there...EVERYONE get's waitlisted somewhere..don't worry about it too much.

I'm a bit more concerned with CMU than Washington, though. It's just the principle of the thing - I don't even think I'll accept my spot on the waitlist.

Go to my (Web Page) link for a few brief rants on college admissions stuff.

--BlueCalx

Hmmm, that's weird. I also got into Swarthmore College, which has a tough acceptence rate (arguably tougher than MIT's). And yet, you seem to be much better qualified than I am...