Thanks for the correction, Debra. Earlier correspondence indicated
that both sites were risky.
I understand that the national site has been cleaned and is now safe
to visit. I visited the national site several times this today and
had no problem.
Vivian
At 11:37 AM 10/28/2009, you wrote:
I realize that Jan I wasn't pointing fingers at any one,
I was responding to Vivian's comment and I quote
"Guess we'd better avoid USGW and USGW Archives for a bit longer.
Better safe than sorry."
We don't need to avoid the USGW Archives.
Debra
-----Original Message-----
From: gagen-bounces(a)rootsweb.com [mailto:gagen-bounces@rootsweb.com]
On Behalf Of Jan
Cortez
Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 3:33 PM
To: gagen(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: Re: [GAGEN] IMPORTANT - Please Read
I believe what I said, and I quote from the email below:
"When I say National pages, I mean the main National Website. This *does
not* include the Archives or Special Projects which are hosted on another
server and to the best of my knowledge after talking with David Crosby, they
are safe and secure at this point."
Jan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Debra Crosby" <poohbos(a)poohbos.com>
> The USGenWeb Archives does not have a problem and has never had a problem
> of this
> sort.
> They are on a different server with entirely different security.
> Let's not get carried away and start including sites which are not having
> 8issues.
>
>
> Debra Crosby
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gagen-bounces(a)rootsweb.com [mailto:gagen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On
> Behalf Of
> Michael and Vivian Saffold
> Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 9:09 PM
> To: gagen(a)rootsweb.com
> Subject: Re: [GAGEN] IMPORTANT - Please Read
>
> Thanks, Jan. I just got back online after a couple of hours away from
> the computer (teach me to stay glued to my chair :-)).
>
> Guess we'd better avoid USGW and USGW Archives for a bit longer.
> Better safe than sorry.
>
> Instead of updating your sites, now would be a good time to do backups.
>
> Vivian
>
> At 04:01 PM 10/20/2009, you wrote:
>>I'm running AVG and the minute the site comes up, up pops the flash player
>>pop-up and I am shut right down.
>>
>>The Montana State Coordinator just informed the State Coordinators list
>>that
>>they are infected there and the same thing with the National site again.
>> So - it isn't just me. LOL
>>
>>I just want people to be aware and be careful.
>>
>>Jan
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Vicki" <wire(a)shaffer.com>
>>
>>
>> > Strange..........I went there and nothing happened to me. I have
>> > Norton
>> > and AVG running.
>> >
>> > Vicki
>> >
>> >
>> > Jan Cortez wrote:
>> >> FYI - Sticking my nose in here, but want you to know. I don't know
if
>> >> Vivian is online or not to let you know.
>> >>
>> >> Contrary to what came thru from National last night, the National USGW
>> >> page is still infected as well as those sites on IX Web Hosting.
>> >> Anything that is hosted on
theusgenweb.org. When I go to those
>> >> websites - my computer is shutting those pages right down.
>> >>
>> >> Contrary to the rumors going around, it is my understanding and also
>> >> that
>> >> of RW that any pages there are *not* infected.
>> >>
>> >> If you come to a USGW site and a download for a flash player comes up,
>> >> that is the current virus infecting the pages. Right now I do know
>> >> that
>> >> Montana GenWeb and some of their county sites are affected. I also
>> >> have
>> >> a website in NY and one in GA that are hosted there and they are
>> >> infected. At this point we are locked out of the sites and can't
even
>> >> do
>> >> a redirect to another server. <sigh> I've already moved
mine in NY
>> >> and
>> >> the one in GA will be next.
>> >>
>> >> These pages BTW - hosted on
theusgenweb.org are the free pages that
>> >> Joy
>> >> Fisher offered when we all started moving off from RW.
>> >>
>> >> When I say National pages, I mean the main National Website. This
>> >> *does
>> >> not* include the Archives or Special Projects which are hosted on
>> >> another
>> >> server and to the best of my knowledge after talking with David
>> >> Crosby,
>> >> they are safe and secure at this point.
>> >>
>> >> Please stay safe. Update your virus software, run scans and also run
>> >> a
>> >> couple spyware scans. I use Ad-Aware and Malwarebytes. We
don't
>> >> want
>> >> any ruined computers out there.
>> >>
>> >> Jan
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Jan Cortez
>> >> State Coordinator - MIGenWeb
>> >>
http://www.migenweb.net
>> >> Co-National Coordinator - Tombstone Project
>> >>
http://www.usgwtombstones.org/index.html
>> >>
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