Warren wrote >Right click on it and click on "save as" then subject that file or directory to a virus check. > Warren in Brisbane Sorry, Warren, believe me but that doesn't work with this Worm_Badtrans.B virus.. Simply viewing the email in the preview pane CAN result in your computer becoming infected. and this is how I became infected, before I realised it...and before the virus scanning software company had an update for this little blighter.. Still fighting off viruses from other people.. Gay ----- Original Message ----- From: Warren <warrain41@yahoo.com.au> To: <AUS-QLD-SE-Germans-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 9:26 AM Subject: Re: virus > Sorry, but you should NOT double click the attachment as that is likely to open it. Right click on it and click on "save as" then subject that file or directory to a virus check. > Warren in Brisbane > > *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** > > On 28/11/2001 at 6:35 AM Fay Bradford wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > It has been suggested to me that it is wise to save an attachment before > opening it which gives your virus checker time to detect the virus. I am > usually too impatient to do this and so far have been lucky not to get > infected. It might be worth trying. Double click on attachment and then > save at the next window before opening. > > Ciao, > > Fay > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=702&sourceid=1237 > > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=702&sourceid=1237 >