I'm sorry if we are not supposed to use Rootsweb for virus alerts, but I ended up with 2 different ones on Monday from WINTER-L@rootsweb.com: milners@snowcrest.com and billywinter01@EIRCOM.net Thank goodness I was able to get rid of them right away; still took about 2 hours to be sure nothing was left and that the computer would start up all right. The sender probably doesn't even know it's being sent to his/her > Please take note -The message said, "Hi, I thought you'd be > interested in this..." Also had doc.doc.pif - creates loop without your > knowing it to your e-mail addresses; is a worm virus. Anything that has > double "doc" and "pif", DO NOT DOWNLOAD!!! > > > >> I just wanted to warn you of a new way that one of the viruses is >> attacking >> and I was almost a victim -- luckily my anti-virus kicked in and stopped >> it. >> >> The email came from someone I knew and had the re: "Known Bugs". The >> attachment was "problem.pif". The text made sense and since it was from >> someone I knew..... >> >> Needless to say, the attachment was a virus. So, be careful and when in >> doubt, delete it!! I know I will !!! >> >> Hopefully this is getting to some of you in time to not be taken in as I >> was! I would appreciate anyone letting me know if there is something out there to beware!!! Margaret Ernst (Shaffer, Hick(c)ox, Winter, Cavert, Coe, Shivers, Dorris, Frost, Gambrel, Binkley, G(u)errin, Whitney, Emery, Ordway, Cunningham, Murdock, McNaughton, Keith, Bartlett, Cleveland, Dow, Pitt) > >