HOUSECALL can be accessed via: http://housecall.antivirus.com/housecall/start_corp.asp And as an aside < not for further discussion > : it's NEVER a good idea to READ attachments , the content of which U are not certain about... Lets hope this is all we need to know about this latest virus outbreak... Now back to GENEALOGY Thanx, List Keeper. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donald Tucker" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 5:44 AM Subject: [GERmanRUSsian] Badtrans virus. > You should know in advance if you receive the current Badtrans virus > because the From: email address is prefixed by an underscore. > > >From: "John Smith" <[email protected]> > >To: [email protected] > > Thus, the Badtrans virus is relatively easy to filter, as long as > you have not opened or previewed the message. I have read several > Badtrans e-mails in a plain text reader. They consist of headers, which > we use to trace where the message came from, and fake sound or image > attachments. Anyway, if you read your email with an old fashioned plain > text reader, don't worry about being harmed by this virus, as long as you > do not decode the attachment. > > I won't duplicate the good advice already posted here on > antivirus programs. You can use the web based housecall > check -- which I prefer -- or purchase a freqently updated > program. If you want further info on this particular virus > check: > http://vil.nai.com/vil/virusSummary.asp?virus_k=99069 > > Donald Tucker > > > ==== GermanRussian Mailing List ==== > You may BROWSE our Archives anytime by going to: > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/germanrussian > >