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Dear gang,
Spring is almost here, but it is still cold and flu season. This
afternoon, I received a cautionary message about a new version of an old
virus that is going around again, in mutated form. Already, it has caught
one or two by surprise.
So, if you are not using a virus checking program, please be extra careful
before opening any attachments, unless you are sure what they contain.
The current virus goes by several aliases, including "Pretty Park", "Pretty
Worm", "PrettyPark", and possibly others containing the word
"Pretty". If
you receive an e-mail from someone and it has an attachment named anything
"Pretty", please do not open it. Do not double click on the icon, either,
as that will install the "bug" in your operating system.
THIS IS NOT A TEST ... IT IS A REAL ALERT.
Those of you who are computer savvy, may want to read about this virus at
the website:
http://vil.nai.com/vil/vpe10175.asp
I am attaching a file which one of the anti-virus companies has made
available for undoing most of the damage, but read the above-mentioned
website before trying anything. If your search of your hard drive shows
the presence of the file named "Pretty Park" or PrettyPark", you may be
infected. If you are comfortable with computers, you may want to follow
the instructions at that website. If you have doubts, please contact a
bona fide computer specialist (a.k.a. "guru).
Good luck.
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Norman F. Carnahan
"Veritas"
P.O. Box 42281
Houston, Texas 77242-2281
Genealogy Interest List: (KG5PP)
Carnahan (Carnaghan), Collins, Kennedy,
Harrison, Shackelford, Nichols, Willcox;
Armentor, Romero, Viator (Villatoro),
Robichaux, Delcambre, Ringuet, de Prados,
Gomez, de Grano, Lopez, Hulin
http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/arm/Armentor
http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/car/Carnahan
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