This is a hoax. You can read about it at: http://www.snopes2.com/inboxer/virus/virus.htm#family Please don't post virus alerts to the list unless you are certain they are real. Debby INCASS-L listowner At 09:54 PM 3/8/2001 -0500, you wrote: >Got this from one of my family list May not be true but you can never >know > Diana in Rush Co. >----- Original Message ----- >To: <CLENDINEN-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2001 1:45 PM >Subject: a virus warning > > > > I would not normally send a virus warning to a genealogy list but this one > > seems targetted toward us. > > The inventors of virusses seem to be getting smarter. Since genealogy is > > the second or third most popular use of the computer, it was only a matter > > of time before they would find a tantalizing lure for us. > > > > DO NOT OPEN "NEW PICTURES OF FAMILY" > > It is a virus that will erase your whole "C" drive. > > It will come to you in the form of an E-mail > > from a familiar person. I repeat a friend sent > > it to me, but called & warned me before I > > opened it. He was not so lucky and now he > > cant even start his computer! Forward this > > to everyone in your address book. I would > > rather receive this 25 times than not at all. > > If you receive an email called > > "FAMILY PICTURES," do not open it! > > DELETE it right away! > > This virus removes all dynamic link libraries > > (.dll files) from your computer. > > > > > >==== INCASS Mailing List ==== >The 1900 Cass County US Federal Census Index at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~incass/ccc1900a.html >All of Cass Co. but the city of Logansport have been transcribed. > >============================== >Search over 900 million names at Ancestry.com! >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp @>--- @>--- @>--- @>--- @>--- @>--- @>--- @>--- @>--- @>--- @>--- @>--- Debby Beheler - http://www.rootsweb.com/~incass/county.html - Cass Co INGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~inmiami/index.html - Miami Co INGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~inpcrpmc/index.html - Miami Cass INPCRP http://members.nbci.com/inmiami/genbiz.html - Debby's Genealogy Services