Re: [WinMac] .PIF Extension.

From: Brian Durant (bdurant[at]peterlink.ru)
Date: Mon Apr 09 2001 - 22:02:53 PDT

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    > That's a virus, I think. I saw on like that (with three extensions) that
    > was actually a VBA program. Virus, of course. Be careful using that thing
    > under Windows.

    > PIFs are always separate files. What you could have is a Trojan virus. The
    > PIF extension is usually hidden under Windows so that if you name a file
    > WIM.JPG.PIF it would show up under windows as WIM.JPG. But the file is no
    > picture its a PIF which can contain executables ... or a virus.
    >
    > I would trash the file and scan my system.

    Thanks to Wim and Neal for saving my butt!!

    Cheers,

    Brian 

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