ATTENTION ALL: Someone posting on the board has a virus!!
I received a message tonight from somone on the list who has a virus!! I
imagine many of you already know but FYI, for those who don't !!!
If you get a message that you posted sent back to you, with your name at
the top of the body of the text, your text and something at the bottom which
says something like:
. . .take a look to this attachment!! DO NOT OPEN THIS!!!
This virus I experienced 2 weeks ago, it hides in attachments, and after you
open it, it will replicate/send it itself to all unread messages in your
inbox. My computer is now clear of the virus, but I did get it from a
genealogy message board in England, so beware!!
This particular virus is : W32.Badtrans.13312@mm; you can go to
www.symantec.com/avcenter (associated with Norton Antivirus ) there is a
similar McAfee site, and it has a whole list of identified viruses and how
to clear your computer, distribution info, etc. If you don't already have
updates running on your computer, you can get coverage for very little $$
and the folks in England suggested another one that you can use in addition
to Norton, which is
www.grisoft.com
I don't think it's necessary to identify the person who send me the infected
message, you probably already are aware of it. Just a fore warning to the
uninformed, as I was. . . .??!!
Pam