Cousins, I recieved this tonight on my listowner's list. This information has been verified. Viruses cannot be passed through the Rootsweb system, because attachments are not allowed. You may be getting infected mail from other sources, however. Boeing, the airplane mfg. company my husband Bob works for, had to shut down their Internet connections yesterday, and do a massive 'scan and clean' job on all the hard drives. -------- Original Message -------- Subject: v*i*r*u*s alert - feel free to copy and post Date: Fri, 11 Jun 1999 07:58:08 -0600 From: "W. David Samuelsen" <dsam@wasatch.com> To: listowners-L@rootsweb.com http://www.avertlabs.com/public/datafiles/valerts/vinfo/va10185.asp ExplorerZip.worm - very nasty one. (It destroys data) http://www.avertlabs.com/public/datafiles/valerts/vinfo/va10184.asp Pretty.Park - nastier than the M*lissa one. Fix your computers NOW (update your v*irus protections). First named one already hit hard just now underway. W. David Samuelsen, listowner ---------- Please don't copy this to other Rootsweb lists. If your other listowners don't mention it, you may forward a copy to the listowner. All the best, Valorie