Greetings to all,
There seems to be a flurry of virus activity going on at the moment. Here
are a couple of comments:
First, any virus is not being transmitted directly on the Lists through
attachments. RootsWeb doesn't permit attachments of any kind on the Lists
such as this List. Thus, you DO NOT NEED TO WORRY regarding the messages that
you receive ON THIS LIST from any person subscribed to the List. You would
need to worry about any attachments received directly from that individual.
Second, be careful when receiving attachments from anyone, even people that
you know. If you have any misgivings at all, do not open the attachment.
Third, if you have a Virus Software Program such as Norton or McAfee or any
of the others, remember that they do not catch all viruses and need to be
updated periodically.
Regards,
Eric Craig - Listowner
In a message dated 12/21/1999 8:32:08 PM US Eastern Standard Time,
hopeis4u(a)web1.ecol.net writes:
Hi Everyone,
I discovered this morning that my computer was infected with a worm that is
attached to a file called C:\Cool/Progs/Pretty Park.exe.
I personally have not sent any emails; however, it appears that the worm
got into my address book and as this email address is in my book, it seems
likely that you have been sent the worm as well. DO NOT OPEN ANY EMAIL
THAT IS SENT USING MY EMAIL ADDRESS THAT HAS AN ATTACHMENT TO IT.
I sincerely apologize for any problems or incoveniences this has caused.
The worm apparently got in between the ending of my trial version of the
Norton Anti-Virus program last night, and the purchased version I installed
this morning.
Regrets
Hope Chamberlain