Richard_Cranium72
12-18-2000, 11:42 AM
Ontrack Warns PC Users of Dangerous ``Thus'' Virus Variants
[By: Rajeev Kadam on 12/17/00 at 2:03 am PST - Talk Back]
Data recovery experts at ONTRACK Data International, Inc. today issued an alert that they have seen several highly destructive variants on a macro virus that first appeared in September 1999.
The Thus virus, also known as the Thursday virus, delivered a payload on December 13, 2000 that attempts to delete ALL files and subdirectories from the root of the C: drive.
Ontrack has received several calls today from customers affected by the Thus virus.
``As experts in the data recovery field, we feel obliged to inform PC users of potential data loss events,'' said Greg Olson, director of worldwide data recovery for Ontrack.
``We have the technology that allows us to recapture the data that was deleted by this virus and we want PC users to know there is a solution when a virus strikes their computer.
The most important thing to remember is not to panic.''
[By: Rajeev Kadam on 12/17/00 at 2:03 am PST - Talk Back]
Data recovery experts at ONTRACK Data International, Inc. today issued an alert that they have seen several highly destructive variants on a macro virus that first appeared in September 1999.
The Thus virus, also known as the Thursday virus, delivered a payload on December 13, 2000 that attempts to delete ALL files and subdirectories from the root of the C: drive.
Ontrack has received several calls today from customers affected by the Thus virus.
``As experts in the data recovery field, we feel obliged to inform PC users of potential data loss events,'' said Greg Olson, director of worldwide data recovery for Ontrack.
``We have the technology that allows us to recapture the data that was deleted by this virus and we want PC users to know there is a solution when a virus strikes their computer.
The most important thing to remember is not to panic.''