Pat, Just so you know and so the people on list know. Blaster can only be run on operating systems which use the NT server based software like NT 2000 XP Windows 2003. Although it only hit the tv yesterday its been known for 3 days. All that said in the last 3 days 4 new trojans and 2 worms plus this one have become known so as always regular updates to AV are a must rob ========Original Message======== Subj: [Chesterfield] ADMIN MSG Date: 13/08/2003 03:02:39 GMT Daylight Time From: <A HREF="mailto:nymets11@pacbell.net">nymets11@pacbell.net</A> Reply-to: <A HREF="mailto:ENG-DERBYSHIRE-CHESTERFIELD-L@rootsweb.com">ENG-DERBYSHIRE-CHESTERFIELD-L@rootsweb.com</A> To: <A HREF="mailto:ENG-DERBYSHIRE-CHESTERFIELD-L@rootsweb.com">ENG-DERBYSHIRE-CHESTERFIELD-L@rootsweb.com</A> Sent from the Internet (Details) Well, another one has hit the internet and this one is bad if you use Windows 2000 and Windows XP....it is a worm/virus called Blaster and today closed down the Maryland DMV...made national TV and is at a high threat assessment in less than 24 hours according to Norton. Check it out at: http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.blaster.worm.html Again, don't open attachments, keep your windows up to date, check out Microsoft for patches, have an up to date virus program and keep it current and....scan your computer frequently, at least once per week. If you have questions, I will be happy to answer what I can... -- Pat Connors, visiting Washington DC, listowner Professional Genealogy Researcher http://www.connorsgenealogy.com All outgoing mail virus free. Scanned by Norton 2002. ==== ENG-DERBYSHIRE-CHESTERFIELD Mailing List ==== Check out the list's website for rules, guidelines, how to post to the list, view archives, unsubscribe, change from L to D or D to L: http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/Chesterfield/