looks as if I really pulled a boner---check out the following message from Edward LaPreze Al--Take a look at: www.up.net/~acovell/covell.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "Edward LaPreze" <elapreze@earthlink.net> To: "Newaygo List" <MINEWAYG-L@rootsweb.com>; "al covell" <ruauper2@earthlink.net> Sent: Friday, December 14, 2001 5:33 PM Subject: RE: Virus Alert--Works in your address Book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is a lie. This file is not a virus. It can contain a virus but the presence of this file does not mean you have one. This file is a system file for long filenames. If you delete it you will have other problems. Please verify your information before deleting anything. McAfee has a warning out about this hoax. Ed -----Original Message----- From: al covell [mailto:ruauper2@earthlink.net] Sent: Friday, December 14, 2001 1:35 PM To: MINEWAYG-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Virus Alert--Works in your address Book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am not sure if this virus goes out to all those on a person's address book--but just in case I am sending it to all of you. If you don't have the file on your hard drive when you go to "Find" all the better but by chance you do have the file on your computer, follow the directions and eliminate it immediately. This came to me from a friend who also found the file in his system. Since it got into my system I may have unintentionally infected your system also. I found the file in my Windows/Command sub directory. Al--Take a look at: www.up.net/~acovell/covell.html Here it is: ""Hey everybody. I received this e-mail from somebody that had my e-mail address in their address book. There is a virus being spread through address books. It is apparently undectectable by Norton >and McAfee. It remains dormant for abut 14 days then >activates and wipes out the hard drive data. Please copy this e-mail immediately and forward it to everybody in your address book!!! I found the virus on my hard drive!! The directions for removing it are easy: > 1. Go to 'start' - then to 'find or search' (depending >on your computer) > 2. In the 'search for files or folders' type in >sulfnbk.exe -- this is the virus. (be sure you spell it correctly). > 3. In the 'look in' make sure you're searching Drive >C. > 4. Hit 'search' button (or find) > 5. If this file shows up (it's an ugly blackish icon >that will have the name 'sulfnbk.exe') DO NOT OPEN IT > 6. Right click on the file - go down to delete and >left click. > 7. I will ask you if you want to send it to the >recycle bin, say yes. > 8. Go to your desktop (where all your icons are) and >double click on the recycle bin. > 9. Right click on sulfnbk.exe and delete again - or >empty the bin. >If you find it send this email to all in your address >book, because that's how it's transferred."" ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237