Thanks for sending this link. I went there and didn't really think anything would be found but....The scan found that I had 10 infected files. Eight of them were temp. Internet files which affected a system file. Thanks to this site I found out about this problem and got it fixed. ----- Original Message ----- From: "John B. Lisle" <jbl@tqsi.com> To: <DAVIDSON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2001 2:16 PM Subject: Re: [DAVIDSON-L] more about Viruses > Joan, > > You are correct (usually). However, many of us do send private email and > that is where is the real problem comes up. > > I said usually because some nasty virus can get spread indirectly "through" > the list. Some of them look in your mail and send the viruses off to > everyone you have received mail from. Even if the receipt was through a > list. However, I am only familiar with this behavior when it hits someone > using Outlook or Outlook Express. > > john. > > At 01:31 PM 2001-03-04 -0800, you wrote: > >Thanks for this post...I ran the program and was very pleased to see I > >have no viruses on my system! However, I was under the impression that > >the rootsweb lists are set up so viruses cannot be transferred via them. > > > >Joanie > > > >"posum@vzinet.com" wrote: > > > > > > I Received this from John L. thought you might want to read and act or > > re-act. > > > > > > > > > > > > I had seen many recommendations recently for a free web-based anti-virus > > > service www.antivirus.com . They have a service called HouseCall for > > > PCs. I suggest that you try it out, even if you are using a commercial > > > product. > > > > > >==== DAVIDSON Mailing List ==== > >DAVIDSON - DAVISON - DAVISSON Web Page > >http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~genea/davidson.html > > > ==== DAVIDSON Mailing List ==== > DAVIDSON - DAVISON - DAVISSON Web Page > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~genea/davidson.html > >