I realize that this list is not for sharing virus information, but due to the large number of viruses now circulating among list members I am sending a little more on the virus situation. I got one today from a member of another mail list. In addition to http://www.pcpitstop.com that Cathie mentions in her letter below, there are at least 2 other sites where one can have a FREE scan of their computer. They are: FREE online SCAN http://www.centralcommand.com/scan.html FREE online SCAN http://housecall.antivirus.com/ One of the best anti-virus programs available for the computer is also FREE. It can be downloaded from the following site and then can be kept up to date with FREE updates. http://www.grisoft.com/html/us_index.cfm Cathie said not to open attachments from people you don't know. Unfortunately your best friend can also send you a virus!! A better rule of thumb might be: DON'T OPEN ATTACHMENTS - unless you save the attachment to the hard drive and scan with anti-virus software prior to opening it OR you receive a letter from the person ahead of the letter containing the attachment telling you to expect it and what the attachment contains. My own brother recently informed me he would no longer open attachments from me without the preceding letter. He has a lot of information on his computer he cannot afford to lose because of one virus. I now write a brief note to anyone to whom I plan to send an attachment telling them what to expect. Many people now delete mail containing attachments without opening it - no matter who sent it. If you want your mail read, better not send as an attachment or write a preceding letter. Let's keep our computers clean - IF WE CAN. Lura ----- Original Message ----- From: "Krueger" <cathibeth@charter.net> To: <CARROLL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2001 9:44 PM Subject: Re: [CARROLL] Be Careful of attachments | In the last four attachments that I've received from people I don't know | have contained viruses. Thankfully I've got Norton which took care of the | problem. Please scan your attached emails and don't open those attachments | from people you don't know. A great website that provides a free virus scan | is http://www.pcpitstop.com Also, an investment in Norton is worth it's | weight in gold. | | Cathie

Or, if you can copy and paste it in the body of the email ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lura" <luraj@triad.rr.com> To: "Krueger" <cathibeth@charter.net>; <CARROLL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2001 10:17 PM Subject: Re: Be Careful of attachments > I realize that this list is not for sharing virus information, but due to the large number of > viruses now circulating among list members I am sending a little more on the virus situation. I got > one today from a member of another mail list. > > In addition to http://www.pcpitstop.com that Cathie mentions in her letter below, there are at > least 2 other sites where one can have a FREE scan of their computer. They are: > > FREE online SCAN > http://www.centralcommand.com/scan.html > > FREE online SCAN > http://housecall.antivirus.com/ > > One of the best anti-virus programs available for the computer is also FREE. It can be downloaded > from the following site and then can be kept up to date with FREE updates. > > http://www.grisoft.com/html/us_index.cfm > > Cathie said not to open attachments from people you don't know. Unfortunately your best friend can > also send you a virus!! A better rule of thumb might be: DON'T OPEN ATTACHMENTS - unless you save > the attachment to the hard drive and scan with anti-virus software prior to opening it OR you > receive a letter from the person ahead of the letter containing the attachment telling you to expect > it and what the attachment contains. > > My own brother recently informed me he would no longer open attachments from me without the > preceding letter. He has a lot of information on his computer he cannot afford to lose because of > one virus. I now write a brief note to anyone to whom I plan to send an attachment telling them what > to expect. Many people now delete mail containing attachments without opening it - no matter who > sent it. If you want your mail read, better not send as an attachment or write a preceding letter. > > Let's keep our computers clean - IF WE CAN. > > Lura > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Krueger" <cathibeth@charter.net> > To: <CARROLL-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2001 9:44 PM > Subject: Re: [CARROLL] Be Careful of attachments > > > | In the last four attachments that I've received from people I don't know > | have contained viruses. Thankfully I've got Norton which took care of the > | problem. Please scan your attached emails and don't open those attachments > | from people you don't know. A great website that provides a free virus scan > | is http://www.pcpitstop.com Also, an investment in Norton is worth it's > | weight in gold. > | > | Cathie > > > >