haviland@emily.uvm.edu (tom haviland) (07/27/90)
Does anyone out there know the current status of PKZIP? I have version
1.02, and I have seen a couple pkzip 1.10 versions on some bulletin
boards, but I seem to recall that some version of pkzip had a virus
in it. Does anyone out there have the scoop on this?
Also, what are some of the good virus detection programs?
I'm starting to become a bbs junkie, so I figure I'd better protect
myself...
tom
Thomas P. Haviland
University of Vermont
haviland@emily.uvm.edu (802)-656-2540
"Knowledge is no substitute for retractability"roelofs@amelia.nas.nasa.gov (Cave Newt) (07/27/90)
In article <1587@uvm-gen.UUCP> haviland@emily.uvm.edu (tom haviland) writes: >Does anyone out there know the current status of PKZIP? I have version >1.02, and I have seen a couple pkzip 1.10 versions on some bulletin >boards, but I seem to recall that some version of pkzip had a virus >in it. Does anyone out there have the scoop on this? v1.10 is the most recent official version. v1.20 was a hack. I don't believe it had a virus in it, and I'm not even sure it was a Trojan, but it definitely was not a Phil Katz release (and as a result of its existence, there will be no official release with the version number 1.2). Needless to say, Phil & Co. are less than pleased about the whole affair... Btw, you may see two different versions of 1.10 (PK110.EXE and PK110EU.EXE). Both are legal (or rather, there exist two legal versions with those names); the latter is the "European" release and doesn't contain the encryption capability of the former. Not surprisingly, the full version has been sighted all over the world anyway... :)
mkiteam@osiris.cso.uiuc.edu (E.Japel) (07/27/90)
The current version is 1.10, direct from PKWARE on disk.
ganngre@tahoe.unr.edu (Greg) (07/27/90)
In article <1587@uvm-gen.UUCP> haviland@emily.uvm.edu (tom haviland) writes: >Does anyone out there know the current status of PKZIP? I have version >1.02, and I have seen a couple pkzip 1.10 versions on some bulletin >boards, but I seem to recall that some version of pkzip had a virus >in it. Does anyone out there have the scoop on this? > >Also, what are some of the good virus detection programs? > >I'm starting to become a bbs junkie, so I figure I'd better protect >myself... > > tom > > > > Thomas P. Haviland > University of Vermont > haviland@emily.uvm.edu (802)-656-2540 > "Knowledge is no substitute for retractability" The following is the text from the warn posted on a local bbs: ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 05/12/1990 12:26pm CDT WARNING! WARNING! WARNING! WARNING! WARNING! WARNING! WARNING! -------------------------------------------------------------------- There is a file being circulated on BBS's called PKZ120.ZIP or PKZ120.EXE or similar, and that claims to be version 1.20 of PKZIP but in fact is a hacked version of PKZIP 1.10. As of the date of this writing, the latest version of PKZIP is version 1.10. Furthermore, due to this intentional act of vandalism, PKWARE will not release any versions of PKZIP in the future with the version 1.20. If you see the files PKZ120.ZIP or PKZ120.EXE on any BBS or on-line system, please ask the SysOp of that system to remove the files IMMEDIATELY, and please contact PKWARE to report where the files were seen. REWARD! ------- PKWARE is offering a reward of lifetime free upgrades for PKZIP to anyone who can provide information leading to the identification and prosecution of the person or persons responsible for creating this bogus version 1.20 of the software. They have only served to confuse and hurt the user community, and the perpetrators of this crime are at minimum in violation of Federal Copyright Law. If you have any information about the source of PKZ120.EXE or PKZ120.ZIP, please report it to PKWARE immediately, either: by Voice at 414-352-3670 by BBS at 414-352-7176 by FAX at 414-352-3815 or by mail: PKWARE Inc. 7545 N. Port Washington Rd. Glendale, WI 53217 Sincerely, Phil Katz President, PKWARE Inc.
sherman@hpccc.HP.COM (Daniel P. Sherman) (07/28/90)
Thomas P. Haviland writes: >Does anyone out there know the current status of PKZIP? I have version >1.02, and I have seen a couple pkzip 1.10 versions on some bulletin >boards, but I seem to recall that some version of pkzip had a virus >in it. Does anyone out there have the scoop on this? The last time I logged in to the Pkware BBS (I don't have the number handy right now), there was a notice to the effect that a bogus program called PKZ120.EXE was making the rounds, and that if anyone finds it, delete it and report the source to Pkware. PKZ120.EXE is not a real version of PKZIP/PKUNZIP. There will never be a release 1.20 because of this bogus version that is floating around. The latest real version of PKZIP/PKUNZIP is PKZ110.EXE (version 1.10). You may still want to do some additional virus checking after obtaining a copy of this program. It depends on your level of trust in the source of your download. > tom > > > > Thomas P. Haviland > University of Vermont > haviland@emily.uvm.edu (802)-656-2540 > "Knowledge is no substitute for retractability" >---------- Dan Sherman Hewlett-Packard Co. sherman@hpccc.HP.COM