Grey Fox (& All), I didn't realize that! It really upsets me to think that messages "gatewayed" from Ancestry.com (where I'm a paid member) are in any way associated with either "spyware" or "spam"!!! Besides automatic virus protection software, I use both spam filter and spyware detector software that automatically protects me from stuff like that. I consider them as valuable to me as blood-pressure medication!!! If ANY site that's affiliated with a RootsWeb mailing list is causing any sort of problems to subscribers, *PLEASE* write to me and tell me about it so I can do what I can to solve the problem. I'm a computer scientist and network administrator by trade, and I *despise* unsolicited data collection on the web ... so I am both knowledgeable and *more* than willing to help stop anything that hinders our genealogical pursuits and generous exchange of information. I'll help technically via RootsWeb and/or privately via e-mail -- just ask. I truly despise both spam and spyware ... just ask me ... if you have the time to hear about it. :-) Warmest wishes, Jennifer Jacksonville, FL, USA List Admin: GATHOMAS-L, FLJEFFER-L, FLMADISO-L, ABBOTT-L, STANALAND-L, SPICKARD-L At 09:30 PM 1/13/2004 -0500, you wrote: >Problem is that if you opened that site, you now have spy ware on your >computer. Scan your files for anything containing HideWindow in it. Then >check with your Virus Definitions! > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Jennifer" <jennifer@fdn.com> >To: <GATHOMAS-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 8:14 PM >Subject: Re: [GATHOMAS] Re: Thomas County Books On Hold > > > > Still grinning ... *thanks!* > > > > I realize that the messages were "gatewayed" from the web to the list (as > > per list policy), but must admit that it gauled me to see "advertisement" > > rather than "volunteerism" appear on our mailing list. > > > > Jennifer > > Jacksonville, FL, USA > > List Admin for RootsWeb lists: GATHOMAS-L, FL-JEFFER-L, FL-MADISO-L, > > ABBOTT-L, SPICKARD-L, STANALAND-L > > > > > > > > At 04:55 PM 1/6/2004 -0700, you wrote: > > >This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > > > > >Classification: Query > > > > > >Message Board URL: > > > > > >http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/0d.2ADE/1351.1.1.1 > > > > > >Message Board Post: > > > > > >All of those books are in the Thomasville-Thomas County Public Library > > > > > > > > ==== GATHOMAS Mailing List ==== > > Please do NOT include lists of surnames in your signature. It > > causes false search results in the mailing list archives. Thanks! > > > > ============================== > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > >==== GATHOMAS Mailing List ==== >When responding to the list, please edit the text of the original >message appropriately. Please don't reply by sending the entire >message (or digest!) back to the list. Thanks! > >============================== >Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237

Jennifer, My virus program immediately flagged this as a "potentially unwanted program" and would not open it afterwards. I did a full scan on my PC and came back with two quarantined files. I have already cleaned them off my machine but remember them pretty well.............one was attached to a shortcut that I use often and connected to the program FondleWindows.exe and both were found in the virus definitions using the words HideWindow virus found. It is so important to make darn sure your Virus portection is current at all times, but equally important to be sure that Windows and your Firewalls are also up to date at all times. These people are getting smarter everyday, and there is precious little anyone can do. This was a really sick thing to do to people who can little afford to replace equipment. I just tried to alert others to the problem here. FOX ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jennifer" <jennifer@fdn.com> To: <GATHOMAS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 11:03 PM Subject: [GATHOMAS] Re: Spyware & Spam via RootsWeb/Ancestry > Grey Fox (& All), > > I didn't realize that! It really upsets me to think that messages > "gatewayed" from Ancestry.com (where I'm a paid member) are in any way > associated with either "spyware" or "spam"!!! Besides automatic virus > protection software, I use both spam filter and spyware detector software > that automatically protects me from stuff like that. I consider them as > valuable to me as blood-pressure medication!!! > > If ANY site that's affiliated with a RootsWeb mailing list is causing any > sort of problems to subscribers, *PLEASE* write to me and tell me about it > so I can do what I can to solve the problem. I'm a computer scientist and > network administrator by trade, and I *despise* unsolicited data collection > on the web ... so I am both knowledgeable and *more* than willing to help > stop anything that hinders our genealogical pursuits and generous exchange > of information. I'll help technically via RootsWeb and/or privately via > e-mail -- just ask. > > I truly despise both spam and spyware ... just ask me ... if you have the > time to hear about it. :-) > > Warmest wishes, > Jennifer > Jacksonville, FL, USA > List Admin: GATHOMAS-L, FLJEFFER-L, FLMADISO-L, ABBOTT-L, STANALAND-L, > SPICKARD-L > > > > At 09:30 PM 1/13/2004 -0500, you wrote: > >Problem is that if you opened that site, you now have spy ware on your > >computer. Scan your files for anything containing HideWindow in it. Then > >check with your Virus Definitions! > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Jennifer" <jennifer@fdn.com> > >To: <GATHOMAS-L@rootsweb.com> > >Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 8:14 PM > >Subject: Re: [GATHOMAS] Re: Thomas County Books On Hold > > > > > > > Still grinning ... *thanks!* > > > > > > I realize that the messages were "gatewayed" from the web to the list (as > > > per list policy), but must admit that it gauled me to see "advertisement" > > > rather than "volunteerism" appear on our mailing list. > > > > > > Jennifer > > > Jacksonville, FL, USA > > > List Admin for RootsWeb lists: GATHOMAS-L, FL-JEFFER-L, FL-MADISO-L, > > > ABBOTT-L, SPICKARD-L, STANALAND-L > > > > > > > > > > > > At 04:55 PM 1/6/2004 -0700, you wrote: > > > >This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > > > > > > >Classification: Query > > > > > > > >Message Board URL: > > > > > > > >http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/0d.2ADE/1351.1.1.1 > > > > > > > >Message Board Post: > > > > > > > >All of those books are in the Thomasville-Thomas County Public Library > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== GATHOMAS Mailing List ==== > > > Please do NOT include lists of surnames in your signature. It > > > causes false search results in the mailing list archives. Thanks! > > > > > > ============================== > > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > >==== GATHOMAS Mailing List ==== > >When responding to the list, please edit the text of the original > >message appropriately. Please don't reply by sending the entire > >message (or digest!) back to the list. Thanks! > > > >============================== > >Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > >Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > ==== GATHOMAS Mailing List ==== > Please do NOT post or respond to off-topic messages on the list. There > are places specifically set aside in cyberspace for the discussion of > viruses, virus hoaxes, anti-spam campaigns, etc. Many thanks! > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >