How to protect yourself from the ILOVEYOU virus This describes how to protect yourself from the virus using Network Associates' Dr. Solomon VirusScan 4 as it is currently the only company to have a patch for this virus. You are only vunerable to this virus if you are using Windows 95/NT/98/2000, you could however pass it on to other users by forwarding this mail. This guide assumes that your computer has no other virus scanner loaded on it. ZDNet UK are unable to provide further support for any problems you run into following these instructions. Step 1 - Download Dr Solomon VirusScan (evaluation version) If you already have a copy of VirusScan 4 on your computer proceed to step 3. Follow the "Go to Download Site" link from this page in the ZDNet UK Software Library Select the Dr Solomon VirusScan for your Operating System from the list Fill in your personal details and save the installer onto your computer Wait for the installer to download onto your computer Close any applications that are running on your computer Unzip and run the installer (setup.exe) Choose Typical Install, make an emergency boot disk if you want to Ask the Installer to restart your computer Step 2 - Download and install the Virus Patch Download the patch direct from Dr. Solomon's web site at http://www.drsolomons.com/home/extra.zip Unzip the contents of the file Copy extra.dat to the directory that the scanner lives in ( C:\Program Files\Network Associates\Dr Solomon's VirusScan\ by default). Restart Windows You're now protected! Copyright ©2000 ZDNet. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without express written permission of ZDNet is prohibited. ZDNet and the ZDNet logo are trademarks of Ziff-Davis Publishing Company. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
