--=======A4732F4======= Content-Type: text/plain; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-6A573B35; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > > | The virus lies dormant for 14 days, then it kills your hard drive. [snip] > > | 9. IF YOU FIND IT IN YOUR COMPUTER, YOU NEED TO SEND THIS OR A SIMILAR > > | MESSAGE TO EVERYONE IN YOUR ADDRESS BOOK RIGHT AWAY! Two giveaways that this is a hoax: (1) Preceding the phrase "lies dormant for 14 days" in the original hoax message is the claim that neither Norton or McAfee can recognize this virus. If this were true, how, pray tell, would we know of its existence? :-) (2) Any message that insists you "tell all your friends" is either spam or a hoax. In the event of a real virus infection, you should do the exact opposite -- that is, you should immediately shut down your email software, download the latest signature files for your scanning software, close the internet connection, install the update files, and then disinfect your machine before re-establishing a connection. Please remember that DISCUSSION OF VIRUSES IS OFF-TOPIC FOR THIS LIST. (It says so in your list welcome message, our Legal Dept. reminds us.) Only the list administrator (lucky sod, he) may breach this rule, and only when he feels that exceptional circumstances warrant a breach. RootsWeb mailing lists do not allow attachments, and cannot transmit viruses. Only users can. If you have a virus problem or question impacting others on this list, write me offlist at [email protected] or [email protected] Thanks, Chris Christopher Brooks, List Administrator: ==================================== BROOKS-NE (Brooks Families of New England), HAPGOOD, and MERRIAM lists at RootsWeb. ==================================== [email protected] --=======A4732F4======= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-avg=cert; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-6A573B35 Content-Disposition: inline --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.310 / Virus Database: 171 - Release Date: 12/19/01 --=======A4732F4=======--