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emmie
Citizen
Username: Emmie
Post Number: 73
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 8, 2002 - 2:05 pm: |     |
I received a file in my e-mail today CLASS.zip. When I downloaded I couldn't open it and did not even know what program to open with. Can anybody help? |
Dave Ross
Supporter
Username: Dave
Post Number: 3755
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 8, 2002 - 3:17 pm: | |
If you do not know who sent this to you, or even if you do.... Do NOT OPEN IT. Sounds like a virus. |
njjoseph
Supporter
Username: Njjoseph
Post Number: 1732
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 8, 2002 - 3:26 pm: | |
A .zip file is a compressed file created by the WinZip program. You'd need the utility to uncompress it. It would contain one or more files.
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lseltzer
Citizen
Username: Lseltzer
Post Number: 1153
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 8, 2002 - 4:12 pm: | |
You can't get a virus simply by opening a ZIP file, or at least there are no known instances of such a thing. The files inside the ZIP could be infected though.
There are a million ZIP file managers, not just WinZIP, although it's the best-known. Windows XP has built-in support for ZIP files.
You can get WinZIP at http://www.winzip.com/. |
emmie
Citizen
Username: Emmie
Post Number: 74
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 8, 2002 - 4:56 pm: | |
I downloaded to a floppy and scanned it before I tried to open it. It was virus free, supposedly. My virus software is up to date. Any other suggestions? Should I just forget about it? |
lseltzer
Citizen
Username: Lseltzer
Post Number: 1154
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 8, 2002 - 6:19 pm: | |
You're going to need a zip program, and they're pretty useful anyway. Install one and you'll be able to open the file. |
emmie
Citizen
Username: Emmie
Post Number: 75
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 8, 2002 - 7:57 pm: | |
Thanks that worked fine. |
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