These new "Trojan" type Email copying viruses encircle the woeld in hours. There may be 36-48 hours before Anti-Virus companies learn of them,and then write,and post a remedy. And Yesterday's Pentagon, or Gonie Virus also attacted Norton Anti-Virus software. There are some things I've learned from TECHTV'S 'Screenservers" program. 1st,the major new viruses are attacting weaknesses in huge Microsoft 's Windows [various versions],and Outlook Express Email programs,and Internet Explorer. Microsoft makes software "patches" to cover these weaknmesses,but it' s up to you you go to Microsoft's web sites,and downloading these UPDATES. This is something like locking your doors 'before' any attact. So,UPDATE MICROSOFT'S programs. My version-98- of Windows had 16 gaps,of which 15 can be patched. Join and keep current on some good anti-virus software. I sleep poorly,so I log onto www.mcafee.com's clinic several 3-4am's a week,and up-date their Active Shield. 3rd,I reduced my Email address book,and changed .com to .comX; .net to .netX, .org to ORGX,and .edu to EDUX. I then edit off the X with my backspace key when writing an Email.. I eliminated people I thought would have particular problems with a virus. [older problem in rural settings] Remember, 'WE ARE AT WAR"! Hackers all over the world have attacted us,and will attact us. It might be wise to have a Mac,or a Linux operating system,to use on-line, for Microsoft's programs are under particular attact. This Juno.com uses Netscape,not Internet Explorer. Do not open attachments,but this latest Pentagon gonie virus does not have to be an attachment opened. It offers a screen savers,and says,"I'm in a harry [hurry]" Yes,harry for hurry. On Thu, 6 Dec 2001 13:48:47 -0600 "Margaret L Sopp" <mlsopp@ix.netcom.com> writes: > Sandra wrote: > > I have read on some other lists a way to stop a mass mailing > from your > > address book. I am trying it, as I don't see what it can hurt. The > advice > was > > to enter as an address !000 It will go to the top of your address > book > and > > is not a real address so you will receive a message telling you > that mail > > could not be sent to this address, if this works it would at least > alert > you > > to a virus on your machine trying to send itself out. > > I read that too, but later heard it's not true. I don't know. > > The best defense is to have good virus protection software. . .and > to be > religious in downloading the latest definitions. I bought Norton > 2002 a > couple months ago and it automatically downloads the latest > definitions > behind the scenes (I don't need to do a thing). . .but with many > programs > you need to log on to your virus protection company's site and > download the > new definitions. So, just make sure your definitions are > up-to-date. Be > proactive! (The best virus protection software in the world won't > work if > you don't have the latest definitions downloaded.) > > Margaret > > > > ==== OHADAMS Mailing List ==== > Help Instructions at: > http://www.bright.net/~chipmunk/SurnamesMail.html > Archives: > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?surname=OHAdams > Messge Board: > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa .states.ohio.counties.adams&o=1&maxrows=25&dir=next > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.