Since many of my ancestors are Irish, I was intrigued by the subject of this email I received recently. I don't know the sender and it was emailed to an address I don't use much anymore. So, although curious, I scanned it with Norton first and found that the file attached to the email contained a virus. I wanted to share this on this list because I know many others might be interested enough to try to open the attachment. The header showed the address as Ed Malia@prodigy.net.mx, but when I hit 'reply,' the address showed up as --- "Ed Malia <Ed@yahoo.com>, UNEXPECTED_DATA_AFTER_ADDRESS@.SYNTAX-ERROR." Here's the header and body: ============ From: "Ed Malia"<Ed Malia@prodigy.net.mx> To: tmp95@mindspring.com Subject: THE GREAT IRISH FAMINE CURRICULUM Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2001 23:24:49 -0400 Hi! How are you? I send you this file in order to have your advice See you later. Thanks ------------- Attachment THE_GREAT_IRISH_FAMINE_CURRICULUM.doc.bat Type .bat : Scanning recommended ================ And here's what Norton said after I scanned it: Scan Result Name of File: THE_GREAT_IRISH_FAMINE_CURRICULUM.doc.bat Type of File: application/mixed Scan Result: Virus W32.Sircam.Worm@mm found. File NOT cleaned. This file contains a computer worm, a program that spreads very quickly over the Internet to many computers and can delete files, steal sensitive information, or render your machine unusable. This attachment has a virus that may infect your computer. It cannot be cleaned. We recommend that you DO NOT download this attachment. One nice advantage of using Yahoo for email is that you have that option to scan attachments. Be careful! Terri __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send instant messages & get email alerts with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com/