>From: "cminor" <cminor@qni.com> >To: MINOR-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [MINOR-L] VIRUS WARNING !!!! >Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 00:20:47 -0600 > >This popped up on my computer tonight .... Thought I should pass it along >to >all .... >I always check things out before I send them along to people ..... >sometimes >there are false virus passed around. >I do this by going to a search engine like www.dogpile.com and put in the >virus name to search. >A former foreign exchange student is here visiting my son Sam, and said the >German teacher at school got this virus. >It slowed his computer down and who knows what else. >The important thing is to see the .vbs at the end of an attached file. >Don't ever open those! >Thanks, >Best wishes, >Claudia > >Virus Alert: AnnaKournikova.jpg.vbs > A new and potentially destructive computer virus has been discovered. >This >virus is spreading rapidly via e-mail. If you receive an e-mail with the >subject Here you have ;o) and an attachment labeled AnnaKournikova.jpg.vbs, >delete the e-mail immediately and do not open or run the attachment. > >If this virus attacks your computer system, it can corrupt files and >destroy >valuable data. Even if your data is never attacked, you can unknowingly >pass >the computer virus to others. > >You should actively protect your system from computer viruses by following >several guidelines: >Keep antivirus software on your computer and update its virus definition >files on a weekly basis. >Use antivirus software to scan your hard disk drives regularly. >Never open e-mail attachments unless you know what the attachment is. >Never use floppy disks, CDs, DVDs or Zip disks from an unknown origin. > >I also got an email from the ==== MOGEN Mailing List ==== > >Linda and others.. > >Delete the file and email message which says: "Here you have, ;0)" it >is a virus that will be sent to everyone in your email address book once >you open it. It was on the news today... it is everywhere. > >traci > >P.S. If there is an attachment on this email... let me know.... don't >open it. Delete it and empty your trash and recycle bin. I've worked >over time trying to make sure I got my system cleaned up. > > >AGAIN!!! >DON'T OPEN A MESSAGE FROM TRACI THAT SAYS ";o) CHECK THIS OUT" and has >an attachment >that is some misspelled variant like "Anna Kournikova." > >It is a virus making the rounds of several list serves Traci subscribes >to, but her computer apparently got infected and has generated it as a >message to everyone in her address book. If you execute the attachment >it will send it to everyone in your address book too. > > >Hope you don't get this too late to help! If so, go to the McAvee >website under virus alerts : http://www.mcafeeb2b.com/default.asp > > > > >==== MINOR Mailing List ==== > > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com