Hello I know that a virus isn't genealogy, but I know of at least one list member who was unaware of this current virus flying around. Here is a message I received from another list, it has a helpful URL in the body. -----Original Message----- >Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2001 12:09 PM >Subject: Re: [MSGEN] virus > > >> W32/Badtrans@MM Help Center >> >> DESCRIPTION - What virus is this? >> >> W32/Badtrans@MM is a Medium Risk mass-mailing worm that drops a >> remote access Trojan. The virus arrives via email in Microsoft Outlook >> and attempts to send itself by replying to unread email messages. The >> email may contain the text "Take a look to the attachment" >> in the message body and will contain an attachment that is >> 13,312 bytes in length and uses one of the following names: >> >> Card.pif >> docs.scr >> fun.pif >> hamster.ZIP.scr >> Humor.TXT.pif >> images.pif >> New_Napster_Site.DOC.scr >> news_doc.scr >> Me_nude.AVI.pif >> Pics.ZIP.scr >> README.TXT.pif >> s3msong.MP3.pif >> searchURL.scr >> SETUP.pif >> Sorry_about_yesterday.DOC.pif >> YOU_are_FAT!.TXT.pif >> >> >> >> >> At 11:31 AM 8/11/2001 -0500, you wrote: >> >Yes - don't send out any more mail until you have cleaned your computer. >> > >> >Go to http://www.mcafee.com/anti-virus/viruses/badtrans/removal.asp for >> >info on >> >removal. >> > >> >Ellen >> > >> >At 10:32 AM 8/11/2001 -0500, you wrote: >> > >Help! I have some kind of worm virus called W32/BadTrans@mm. Does >> > >anyone know anything about this?? >> > > >> > >Melissa >> > > >> >> >