On Mon, 2004-06-28 at 06:16, Alberto M R Davila wrote: > Thanks Charles, > > But... I have also viruses in my evolution mbox files: > > > //home/mine/evolution/local/KBD/mbox: Exploit.IFrame.Gen FOUND > > //home/mine/evolution/local/2002/mbox: Exploit.IFrame.Gen FOUND > > //home/mine/evolution/local/2003/mbox: Exploit.IFrame.Gen FOUND > > If anyone has "any" further tip, please kindly let me know. > > Thanks. > I agree with Charles' recommendation. The virus in your mbox file should be deleted (the mail message, not the mbox) This usually means that it was received as an email, and as such, the mail message can be deleted to get rid of it (although why it shows up in 3 different evolution folders is a puzzler). > > > --- Charles Howse <chowse@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > On Monday 28 June 2004 05:46 am, Alberto M R Davila wrote: > > > Thanks Charles, > > > > > > Your reply is useful, my only question here is if the "--remove" > > option of > > > clamscan will remove the virus or the file ? When I used F-Prot with > > the > > > "rename infected files" it renamed my "Inbox.mbox" file... so I would > > not > > > like to loose the file, but clean it ... I can hardly use my keyboard, > > > every key I press do print extra characters.... any help ? > > > > > > Thanks a million, > > > > No help on the keyboard issue. :-( > > > > Read the manpage on clamscan... > > # man clamscan > > > > It will remove the infected file Be Careful. > > > > The only files I have ever encountered with Linux are Microsoft type > > worms and > > the like embedded in emails. I see no need to save them...? > > > > - From the list you offered in your original post, it seems that is also > > all you > > have, except for the 2 in //home/mine/win98. Why not just download one > > of > > the free scanners and clean them from within Windows? > > - -- > > Charles Howse > >
