# Help! (virus related!)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-virus-related/74720>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 3, 2001, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-virus-related/74720 "2001-08-03T01:24:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nocturne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9fc348/32.png) [@Nocturne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nocturne)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2001, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-virus-related/74720/1 "2001-08-03T01:24:48Z")

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Okay, someone sent the W32 virus in an attachment to my Yahoo email. I always scan attachments before downloading, and this one turned out to be the virus. I DIDN’T download the attachment.

However, I ran an virus detection/clean program on my computer and there is one file it is unable to read:

It’s called Win386.SWP.

What the heck is that?

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**Author:** ![Nocturne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9fc348/32.png) [@Nocturne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nocturne)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2001, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-virus-related/74720/2 "2001-08-03T01:34:45Z")

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Umm…nevermind…someone came to help me out.

For those of you that were going to respond, thanks, and I’m sorry to trouble you.