I got that messagemates.com 'worm' sent to me ----- A good indicator that it wasn't something I wanted to open was the fact that it was addressed to ME, from ME!!!! Pretty suspicious! HOWEVER, outside of email, I went to the main website, not the INDEX listed on what the email was (I can preview without opening). They had a warning there and explained it. Dawn (who thought only the dog had worms!) in Michigan ---------- > From: Donna Howland <donnahowland@hotmail.com> > To: NCROOTS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [NCROOTS] VIRUS SENT TO ME - PLEASE READ > Date: Thursday, December 16, 1999 2:20 PM > > PLEASE FORGIVE ME FOR POSTING TO THE LISTS - BUT PLEASE READ THE BELOW > MESSAGE - I WAS SENT THIS VIRUS THROUGH THE VASOUTHSIDE-ROOTSWEB LIST - IT > WAS "SENT" BY SOMEONE WITH THE SUBJECT "THURMAN FAMILY" - I RAN MCAFEE ON IT > AND IT SAID IT WAS OK - ******NOT SO!!!**** > > IF YOU ALL GET ANYTHING WITH MY E-MAIL ADDRESS ON IT INCLUDING THE > ATTACHMENT ETC., IT WAS NOT SENT BY ME AND DO NOT OPEN IT. > > Donna Thurman Howland > > > >From: Susan Buckley <spice3@juno.com> > >To: OVERSTREET-L@rootsweb.com > >Subject: Re: Recent Virus Reports > >Date: Thu, 16 Dec 1999 07:50:58 -0800 > > > >From one of the head gurus at Rootsweb to all the > >List owners: > > > >Tim Pierce <twp@rootsweb.com> writes: > > > > >Hi, folks - > > > > > >We've had a lot of reports tonight about a virus being >passed around on > >RootsWeb lists. I have looked into > > >these reports and it does NOT appear that the viruses > > >have actually been sent through our lists. > > > > > >I've included a semi-technical explanation of what I > > >have been able to find out, for those of you who are >curious. The > >onlyimportant message here is that > > >RootsWeb's lists are NOT the source of recent virus >reports. > > > > > >What seems to be happening is that the current flock of >viruses do the > >following things when they infect a new >computer: > > > > > > * The virus sends a copy of itself to everyone in the > > > computer's address book; > > > > > > * It forges its own return address to look like it > > >was sent by someone *else* in the address book; > > > > > > * and it uses the Subject line from a message that > > >was recently sent from that machine. > > > > > >So if an infected person sent mail to BUMBLEROTTER->L@rootsweb.com, the > >virus might send out mail like this > > >to someone else in the victim's address book: > > > > > > From: BUMBLEROTTER-L@rootsweb.com > > > To: joe@example.com > > > Subject: [BUMBLEROTTER] looking for Fred and Wilma >Bumblerotter > > > > > ><http://stuart.messagemates.com/index.html>http://stuart.messagemates.co > >m/index.html > > > > > > Hypercool Happy New Year 2000 funny programs and >animations... > > > We attached our recent animation from this site in > > >our mail ! Check it out ! > > > > > >Even though the mail never was sent to RootsWeb, the >return address is > >forged to make it appear as if it > > >came from us. > > > > > >I will continue to work on figuring out if there is >anything that we > >can do about this; in the meantime, >please assure any concerned > >subscribers that subscribing >to a RootsWeb list is not dangerous. :-) > > > > > >-- > > >Regards, > > >Tim Pierce > > >RootsWeb.com lead system admonsterator > > >and Chief Hacking Officer > > > > > > >___________________________________________________________________ > >Why pay more to get Web access? > >Try Juno for FREE -- then it's just $9.95/month if you act NOW! > >Get your free software today: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj. > > > > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > > > ==== NCROOTS Mailing List ==== > NOTICE: Discussion on this list is restricted to NORTH CAROLINA GENEALOGY only. > If you're posting a query, include specific dates, locations, etc. if you can. > For comments or list administration questions, contact NCRoots-l-request@rootsweb.com with the > word Help in the subject line. > > ============================== > Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. > RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi