-----Original Message----- From: Mary Ann Kaylor <makaylor@npwt.net> To: ILGEN-L@rootsweb.com <ILGEN-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, December 21, 1999 8:59 AM Subject: Re: [ILGEN-L] WORM infected Attachment >At 11:23 AM 12/21/1999 -0500, you wrote: As List administrator for the Sangamon List, I just received a message with a WORM attached. It is called "panther.exe", my Norton Anti-Virus caught it. It is a Happy New Year 2000 funny people and animations attachment. There was also a URL, but appeared to be a"Stewart" related sight and might have been meant just for me??? But was sent to ILSangam-L-request?? Just to let you know. My nephew, who is a computer guru, warned me last week that there are many worms/viruses set to go off Christmas Eve and New Years Eve. Mary Ann - ------------------------------------------------------ Mary Ann Kaylor Morgan County ILGenWeb Coordinator & Mail List Owner >> >As List administrator for the Sangamon List, I just received a message >>with a WORM attached. It is called "panther.exe", my Norton Anti-Virus >>caught it. It is a Happy New Year 2000 funny people and animations >>attachment. > > From Cheryl: > >>In this regard I have been tempted to warn off my lists for the holidays, >>tell them to take a break until January 2. What do you think? > >Doesn't sound like a bad idea. My lists aren't too active right now >anyway, everyone is busy, including me :-) >Surely couldn't hurt? Any comments? > >I will not open any .exe attachments for sure! Course Norton caught it >before I could open it. > >I went to Live-up Date last week, not the regularly task scheduled time, >it took 28 minutes to download the new updates...there are that many! > >Mary Ann > > >