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April 26 could be repeated on July 14!

26 April 2000

The "Smash" virus will try to destroy your hard drive! Cambridge, UK, April 26, 2000 - Kaspersky Labs Int., a fast-growing international anti-virus software development company, announces the discovery of a new extremely dangerous Windows virus Win95.Smash. The virus originate from Russia and has...

The "Smash" virus will try to destroy your hard drive!

Cambridge, UK, April 26, 2000 - Kaspersky Lab Int., a fast-growing international anti-virus software development company, announces the discovery of a new extremely dangerous Windows virus Win95.Smash. The virus originate from Russia and has been reported to be in the wild by a user from Russia.

Detection and disinfection routines for Win95.Smash virus have been included in the emergency update for AntiViral Toolkit Pro (AVP). The update is available free of charge on Kaspersky Lab's Web site on www.kasperskylabs.com.

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April 26 could be repeated on July 14!

The "Smash" virus will try to destroy your hard drive! Cambridge, UK, April 26, 2000 - Kaspersky Labs Int., a fast-growing international anti-virus software development company, announces the discovery of a new extremely dangerous Windows virus Win95.Smash. The virus originate from Russia and has...
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