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. >