Removing virus

[J.L. Coenders]

They all came through my Linux mailinglists...
But the question more was if anyone recognises this ziUwqg3h file? It is 
outside my Mail directory, contains mail... but it doesnt belong there...
-Jeroen

On Thursday 29 January 2004 20:31, Michael Scottaline wrote:
> On Thu, 29 Jan 2004 19:09:32 +0100
>
> "J.L. Coenders" <fedora at universalgrid.nl> scribbled furiously:
> > Hi,
> > Because of this list I started scanning for viri, and f-prot found
> > these:
> >
> > /home/concrete/ziUwqg3h->Mail/trash/cur/1068532513.4595.UZ9s:2,S->photo
> > s.zip->photos.jpg.exe  Infection: W32/Mimail.C at mm
> > Virus-infected files in archives cannot be deleted.
> > /home/concrete/ziUwqg3h->Mail/trash/cur/1068619179.15917.kED8:2,S->phot
> > os.zip->photos.jpg.exe  Infection: W32/Mimail.C at mm
> > Virus-infected files in archives cannot be deleted.
> > /home/concrete/ziUwqg3h->Mail/trash/cur/1068704329.16677.Ej03:2,S->phot
> > os.zip->photos.jpg.exe  Infection: W32/Mimail.C at mm
> > Virus-infected files in archives cannot be deleted.
> > /home/concrete/ziUwqg3h->Mail/trash/cur/1070394195.26872.uAWX:2,S->Docu
> > ment003.pif  Infection: W32/Sobig.A at mm
> > Virus-infected files in archives cannot be deleted.
> > /home/concrete/ziUwqg3h->Mail/trash/cur/1071647642.18231.E4C0:2,S->QL.e
> > xe  Infection: W32/Swen.A at mm
> > Virus-infected files in archives cannot be deleted.
> >
> > Does anyone recognise these files and know if they can be removed? Or
> > how I can remove them?
>
> =======================================
> Likely e-mail attachments in your trash folder.  Purge the mails, but I
> don't believe these have any impact on *nix systems.
> Blame your windows using friends ;o).  BTW, if these came from friends or
> associates, you may wish to inform them
> Mike