Strange filepro event

[Nancy Palmquist]

Fellow filepro Users,

I just had a customer call that is using a Windows Server for filepro.  
They reported that an error indicated a file was not found which turned 
out to be a file called "CREDITFM.prc".

We looked further and the "CREDITFM.OUT" was also missing as was another 
form and process called "CREDIT2.prc" and "CREDIT2.out"

We searched further and it seems every filepro process and output that 
started with the letters "CREDIT" were removed.  They had such files in 
two different filepro databases.

My guess is that these files were somehow tagged as possible virus files 
and maybe removed automatically or a user somewhere was queried about 
removal and agreed.  It is unlikely that a user searched out these files 
and deleted them for sport.

I am usually not surprised by this when I see filepro files disappear.  
I had zero length files deleted - usually DATA files which you don't 
notice until you try to change the map or expand the file.

But if you have a customer on a windows server and files of this type 
disappear maybe this will save you some time checking it out.

I do not have the name of the virus scanner they use.  The user was not 
familiar with that part of the system.

Nancy


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Nancy Palmquist         MOS & filePro Training Available
Virtual Software Systems    Web Based Training and Consulting
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