----- Original Message ----- From: "Elaine and Bob McDowell" <[email protected]> To: "Baden-Wurttemberg" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2001 9:34 PM Subject: Virus: Beware > Yesterday I received a worm, that attaches itself to your address book. > This passed through my Zone Alarm, and currently updated Norton Anti-virus, > and also my internet providers virus scanners. It was called > W32.Badtrans.13312.mm > It then goes into your windows system files, your win.ini. > I have no idea how many got an attachment from me, I pray none of you opened > it. > It did not come as an attachment to me, it hit the minute I started > downloading my e-mail. > I have spent all evening today installing a newer version of Norton > Anti-virus 2001, and I have installed Blackice Defender, and deleted zone > alarm. > I called my computer company, and was going to reformat my machine, and they > told me that would not kill it. I did go the internet site for Norton, and > found how to get rid of it, and praise the Lord, I did. > I am so sorry, if any of you got it from me, and I would like to know who > sent it to me. > I do not send attachments very often, and if I do, I notify the person > before hand. I copy and paste messages rather than using attachments. That > is the safe way. > Please be aware there are worms and virus out there, that even all of our > safety devices can't hold out. > Elaine McDowell >