Hi List, There is a free virus product for download please contact the site. http://www.cai.com/ Merry Christmas John D. Ledrich [email protected] wrote: > Subject: > > OHHOLMES-D Digest Volume 99 : Issue 108 > > Today's Topics: > #1 Is it safe to send attachments? [Ed Durbin <[email protected]>] > #2 Re: Is it safe to send attachments [Bob Strock <[email protected]>] > #3 WARNING: Possible VIRUS in LIST MA [Ed Durbin <[email protected]>] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from OHHOLMES-D, send a message to > > [email protected] > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Is it safe to send attachments? > Date: Sat, 18 Dec 1999 20:03:27 -0500 > From: Ed Durbin <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > > I was surprised to see that this list allows posts containing > attachments. I'm afraid that I had to delete the e-mail without opening > the attachment because of the very delicate situation that exists with > the spread of computer viruses. > > I'd like to hear some feedback on this matter. I don't see a > subscriber's name attached to the e-mail. Did it come directly from the > site that it is promoting? If so, the site manager should be told that > they cannot advertise their site in such a manner via a mass mailing to > list members. > > Just being cautious and not intending to be complaining. > > Cordially, > > Ed Durbin (Researching DURBIN name in Holmes County) > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: Is it safe to send attachments? > Date: Sat, 18 Dec 1999 22:24:10 -0500 > From: Bob Strock <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > > Your right Ed no one should open an attached file from "what looks like Rootsweb" > Rootsweb knows about the problem and the files are not coming from Rootsweb. I almost > bit. Don't seem to have a problem but everyone should just delete the message without > opening the attachment. > > Bob Strock > > Ed Durbin wrote: > > > > I was surprised to see that this list allows posts containing > > attachments. I'm afraid that I had to delete the e-mail without opening > > the attachment because of the very delicate situation that exists with > > the spread of computer viruses. > > > > I'd like to hear some feedback on this matter. I don't see a > > subscriber's name attached to the e-mail. Did it come directly from the > > site that it is promoting? If so, the site manager should be told that > > they cannot advertise their site in such a manner via a mass mailing to > > list members. > > > > Just being cautious and not intending to be complaining. > > > > Cordially, > > > > Ed Durbin (Researching DURBIN name in Holmes County) > > -- > Bob & Esther Strock, Dalton, OH. On the edge of Amish Country. Researching family > history in Holmes, Medina, Stark, Summit, Wood, Wayne and other Counties of Ohio. > Sponsor member of Rootsweb and listowner of Strock-L and Uhl-L message lists. > GenConnect Family Association boards: > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Strock > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Uhl > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: WARNING: Possible VIRUS in LIST MAILING > Date: Sat, 18 Dec 1999 23:05:02 -0500 > From: Ed Durbin <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > > Hi Bob and other Listers: > > I just checked on http://www.mcafee.com and discovered that there IS a > virus called "Panther." The e-mail that I received, and assume you all > received, has an attachment called "panthr.exe." > > DO NOT CLICK ON THE FILE CALLED BY THAT NAME! > > The information concerning it on McAfee's site says the following: > > Virus Name W97M/Panther > Date Added 10/24/99 > > Virus Characteristics > This virus propagates by infecting Word documents in Microsoft > Word 97 and 2000 and Word's normal.dot file. This virus consists > of a module called ThisDocument. It is able to replicate under > the SR-1 release of Word 97. It will turn off the macro > warning feature of Word 97. > > Indications Of Infection > None. This virus has no payload and no interesting features. > > Method Of Infection > Not Available... > > Discovery Date: 10/14/99 > Type: Macro > Prevalence: medium > > Variants > Unknown > > Aliases > Panther > > BE CAREFUL!!!!!!!!! Ed Durbin > > Bob Strock wrote: > > > > Your right Ed no one should open an attached file from "what looks like Rootsweb" > > Rootsweb knows about the problem and the files are not coming from Rootsweb. I almost > > bit. Don't seem to have a problem but everyone should just delete the message without > > opening the attachment. > > > > Bob Strock > > > > Ed Durbin wrote: > > > > > > I was surprised to see that this list allows posts containing > > > attachments. I'm afraid that I had to delete the e-mail without opening > > > the attachment because of the very delicate situation that exists with > > > the spread of computer viruses. > > > > > > I'd like to hear some feedback on this matter. I don't see a > > > subscriber's name attached to the e-mail. Did it come directly from the > > > site that it is promoting? If so, the site manager should be told that > > > they cannot advertise their site in such a manner via a mass mailing to > > > list members. > > > > > > Just being cautious and not intending to be complaining. > > > > > > Cordially, > > > > > > Ed Durbin (Researching DURBIN name in Holmes County) > > > > -- > > Bob & Esther Strock, Dalton, OH. On the edge of Amish Country. Researching family > > history in Holmes, Medina, Stark, Summit, Wood, Wayne and other Counties of Ohio. > > Sponsor member of Rootsweb and listowner of Strock-L and Uhl-L message lists. > > GenConnect Family Association boards: > > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Strock > > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Uhl