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Re: AOL CD with Virus - Old Info
From: "Dude VanWinkle" <dudevanwinkle () gmail com>
Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2008 11:44:11 -0500
On Jan 17, 2008 7:53 AM, Discini, Sonny <Sonny.Discini () montgomerycountymd gov> wrote:
I had a copy of the CD for years though after moving a few times it vanished. I remember that AOL had 5.a, b and c out when this happened. It was the "a" release if memory serves. I also remember all the hoaxes which is why I was skeptical at first when my buddy called me up (ya know, free tech support 24x7 for your pals). After trying the install myself, indeed a virus was present. We got on the horn with AOL and the nice lady who answered said they were aware of the issue and she would mail us a new CD immediately. She instructed us to pitch the bad CD in the trash but of course I kept it. The bad CD was mailed to my pal in northern Virginia (maybe 10 miles from AOL HQ) back when this happened.
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