Hi all: > >From: "Bette Richards" <betterichs@earthlink.net> >To: BUNKER-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Nigerian scam >Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2002 17:57:27 -0700 > >People are also getting hit with messages that appear to be valid >genealogical messages from other genealogical friends and email >contacts. >NEVER open anything that ends with .exe. If your virus >protection does >not indicate it has a virus, still do not open it >until you are certain >that it came from someone you know. Usually the only files that have .exe >after their name are program files. > At a minimum, be sure to have your virus signatures current, and scan the .exe file for the presence of a virus. I have gotten executable files that contained a virus payload from people I know. The people weren't terribly PC aware and just passed along something they thought was *clever*. Oh, one more thing. I have gotten (past couple of months) a couple of messages that appear to come from Microsoft and purport to have some sort of Microsoft security fix as an attachment. Note bene -- Microsoft never sends fixes to any of their products via e-mail. > > >If you open a file like this it automatically gets into your system as > >soon as you click on it. Runme.exe is going around again. DO NOT >OPEN >ANYTHING THAT SAYS runme.exe. > >Bette > If you're uncertain about something that's arrived via e-mail, I suggest you search at the Symantec web site using this URL http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/vinfodb.html/ It's a much less painful to avoid *infecting* your PC hard drive than it is to clean up the mess after you've unknowingly installed a worm / virus. And my thanks to Bette for this welcome reminder! Best regards H.A. Kippenhan, Jr. _________________________________________________________________ Unlimited Internet access -- and 2 months free!  Try MSN. http://resourcecenter.msn.com/access/plans/2monthsfree.asp