Yes this is a nasty virus,, once or if you open it it will send it to everyone in your address book. This is how it spreads. So in our Geneoalogy groups if it is sent to you once most likely multiple times. I do not beleive it was written against us in fact it was sent to my teenagers. It is aimed at people how open up attachments period. The name is: W32/[email protected] (or) SCam32.exe. From what I can understand the subject is: filename(random). The body of the letter sometimes begins with, "Hi! How are you? I send you this file in order to have your advice," (or) This is the file with the information you asked for," (or) (Anything to do with a FILE). Sometimes it is also done in Spanish, so be leary of anything you receive that is done in Spanish Most email software,, allows for rules. I created a rule to delete any message with "Hi! How are you? I send you this file in order to have your advice," Kent > Dear Cousins and List Members, > > I have returned from a 5 day trip and found many emails that contain virus infected attachments in them. These all have in some way, some connection to the many genealogy lists that I am on. They are not coming through the lists but will have something in the email that refers to the list and that would make it seem safe to open and also tempting to open because we all want even that little scrap of information. One had Nancy Trice's name on it, two attachments had a connection to Doug Leonard who has done much research and posted it on the web and the other had an email address and the name of one of my cousins who does not have this address anymore and hasn't had for some time. One was from a Barbara Whisenant and this one also had the Doug Leonard attachment. > > The point I am trying to make is that whoever is doing this is watching these genealogy lists and getting this information. How else would anyone know my connections to these 3 people? > > I am no longer opening anything that is sent to me like this. If you want to contact me you will have to do it through the list. I am more than happy to share my information BUT I am not chancing these virus infected attachments. > > This is was written in all the infected emails. You cannot get the virus through the emails, only if you open the attachments. > > > > Hi! How are you? > > > > I send you this file in order to have your advice > > > > See you later. Thanks > > (There is a different name signed on all the emails.) > > > Phyllis Maulding Campbell > > > > > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com >