Dear Listers & List Administrator, FYI I received my first virus from a person by the name of Shoemaker. The subject line was Re: Joseph Payne and was directly linked to emails on this list. While I know better, I opened it thinking it was pertinent Payne information, however it appears that the virus was sent intentionally. Just thought I would alert the Administrator and listers that this has occurred. Regards, Virginia

Dear List & Administrator, I did not intentionally send the e-mail you received with a virus. It was my first virus also. My computer was infected with a virus called W32/Badtrans@MM yesterday evening when I opened an e-mail from a trusted genealogy correspondent that had previously sent attachments with no problems. Of course, it was blank, but the damage was done by then and it apparently sent e-mail to anyone's e-mail that was still in my in-box. You should update your virus scan files and scan your entire system. I'm really sorry about this. You can find info on the virus at http://vil.mcafee.com. Again, I am so sorry that others were infected, too. If it hadn't been for my daughter's Internet provider alerting me that they had stopped an infected e-mail to her, I still wouldn't know I had the virus. I had not sent an e-mail to her or anyone else yesterday. I have the virus cleaned off my computer, but my VirusScan didn't detect it until I updated the DAT files and search engine. Pat Shoemaker pshoemaker@worldnet.att.net ----- Original Message ----- From: Paynevj@aol.com To: PAYNE-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 2:10 PM Subject: Virus Alert - Payne List Dear Listers & List Administrator, FYI I received my first virus from a person by the name of Shoemaker. The subject line was Re: Joseph Payne and was directly linked to emails on this list. While I know better, I opened it thinking it was pertinent Payne information, however it appears that the virus was sent intentionally. Just thought I would alert the Administrator and listers that this has occurred. Regards, Virginia