As long as you don't try to open those attachments, you shouldn't get infected. If you have opened them, you should get your system scanned for that virus (it's brand new so you need to update your virus pattern file). If you don't have a current virus checker, you can go to http://housecall.trendmicro.com/ to get a free checkup. When these things started coming in I started getting worried so I spent half the day just updating all my internet security systems. They are reporting that 1 out of every 12 emails in cyberspace today was a novarg virus or one of its variants. The problem is that you can't tell where the email is sent from as it spoofs the senders address. It also spoofs the addresses putting common names in front of every domain name. Since I get all the misaddressed mail for my domain names, I can see that it is just sending to random addresses that wouldn't be in anyone's address book. I just hope they catch the author of this virus. Yours, Patricia
Patricia, Thanks for a good explanation of what is going on with the virus and what should be done. That said, let us completely drop the subject of this virus. If someone needs additional explanation, send an e-mail privately to Patricia or to me ... or check out any of the news stories on the worm/virus. Now, back to Barlow genealogy ... Jim Barlow, List Owner Champaign, IL >As long as you don't try to open those attachments, you shouldn't get >infected. If you have opened them, you should get your system scanned for >that virus (it's brand new so you need to update your virus pattern file). >If you don't have a current virus checker, you can go to >http://housecall.trendmicro.com/ >to get a free checkup. > >When these things started coming in I started getting worried so I spent >half the day just updating all my internet security systems. They are >reporting that 1 out of every 12 emails in cyberspace today was a novarg >virus or one of its variants. > >The problem is that you can't tell where the email is sent from as it spoofs >the senders address. It also spoofs the addresses putting common names in >front of every domain name. Since I get all the misaddressed mail for my >domain names, I can see that it is just sending to random addresses that >wouldn't be in anyone's address book. >