Hello: Kathleen: While I was in the hospital on Jan. 1,2001, Margaret got this virus. The same results that you are talking about. She had to call in PConCall the local PC technicians (they have 20 techs on the road each day, half for business and half for privat problems. When she called them, the responded immediately, although it usually takes a week or so before they can take care of you. The head of the organization showed up with his senior tech, and they worked on it for three hours. It is a virus that was put out last year with a opening date of Jan 1, 2001. It destroyed our McAfree Virus program, and they had to install a new improved one. They did get it out of every nook and crany where this "worm" had buried into it. The only part that was not pleasant is their fee is $79.95 plus sales tax for each half hour. Suggest you get a good computer tech immediatelly, because you won't be able to eradicate it yourself. Sorry, Al and Margaret From: <Kmlpoet@aol.com> To: <PENNA-DUTCH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2001 4:53 PM Subject: [PADutch] Re: How does the virus act? > Hi... > > Been seeing a lot on several lists about the current virus(es) that are > making the rounds; I am wondering how they act when you get it.... > > I SAFELY shut down my computer last week preparatory to moving my office > furniture around with all the computer equipment, etc., and reorganizing; > when I got ready to re-boot the computer, it wouldn't; all I got was a black > screen with a white outline at the bottom of all the function (F) keys, above > that was a white outline of a 3.5 inch diskette, and above that was a white > outline of a 3.5 inche diskette drive door..... couldn't get rid of them; > also, before those outlines showed up, there was a multiple-digit number that > just kept repeating itself down the left margin of the black screen..... > > I have had this before, years ago, and had to completely reformat my hard > drive at that time. > > I had to do that again this time, and I lost a lot of genealogy information > files I had accumulated; THAT part is my fault, I keep putting off getting a > Zip Drive and Zip Disks to save everything on my computer... the 3.5 inch > disks just don't do it anymore. So I could have at least prevented my loss. > I also now have the software for Norton's Antivirus which I will be putting > on probably later today. > > Just was wondering whether or not what happened to my computer was, indeed, > the/a virus, or just something that happened due to the shutdown, which > should have been okay since I did it in the right procedure. > > Thanks for any thoughts or information. Also, what about external zip > drives? Any thoughts out there? > > Thanks a lot. > > Kathleen Manley > Subscriber > Researching Ohio, PA, VA, WV for Powell, Manley, Laser, St. John, Bricker, > Hayman, and many others. > > > ==== PENNA-DUTCH Mailing List ==== > The official webstie for this list is at: > http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/~padutch/ > > > ============================== > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate > your heritage! > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog >

I agree! My machine and I made several trips to the shop and those wonderful techs fianlly charged me nothing because they took so much time! Bettie ----- Original Message ----- From: Alfred J. Spiry SR. <aspiryfam@fuse.net> To: <PENNA-DUTCH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2001 10:48 PM Subject: Re: [PADutch] Re: How does the virus act? > Hello: Kathleen: While I was in the hospital on Jan. 1,2001, Margaret got > this virus. The same results that you > are talking about. She had to call in PConCall the local > PC technicians (they have 20 techs on the road each day, half for business > and half for privat problems. When she called them, the responded > immediately, although it usually takes a week or so before they can take > care of you. The head of the organization showed up with his senior tech, > and they worked on it for three hours. It is a virus that was put out last > year with a opening date of Jan 1, 2001. It destroyed our McAfree Virus > program, and they had to install a new improved one. They did get it > out of every nook and crany where this "worm" had buried into it. The only > part that was not pleasant is their fee is $79.95 plus sales tax for each > half hour. > > Suggest you get a good computer tech immediatelly, because you won't be able > to eradicate it yourself. > > Sorry, Al and Margaret > > > > From: <Kmlpoet@aol.com> > To: <PENNA-DUTCH-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2001 4:53 PM > Subject: [PADutch] Re: How does the virus act? > > > > Hi... > > > > Been seeing a lot on several lists about the current virus(es) that are > > making the rounds; I am wondering how they act when you get it.... > > > > I SAFELY shut down my computer last week preparatory to moving my office > > furniture around with all the computer equipment, etc., and reorganizing; > > when I got ready to re-boot the computer, it wouldn't; all I got was a > black > > screen with a white outline at the bottom of all the function (F) keys, > above > > that was a white outline of a 3.5 inch diskette, and above that was a > white > > outline of a 3.5 inche diskette drive door..... couldn't get rid of them; > > also, before those outlines showed up, there was a multiple-digit number > that > > just kept repeating itself down the left margin of the black screen..... > > > > I have had this before, years ago, and had to completely reformat my hard > > drive at that time. > > > > I had to do that again this time, and I lost a lot of genealogy > information > > files I had accumulated; THAT part is my fault, I keep putting off getting > a > > Zip Drive and Zip Disks to save everything on my computer... the 3.5 inch > > disks just don't do it anymore. So I could have at least prevented my > loss. > > I also now have the software for Norton's Antivirus which I will be > putting > > on probably later today. > > > > Just was wondering whether or not what happened to my computer was, > indeed, > > the/a virus, or just something that happened due to the shutdown, which > > should have been okay since I did it in the right procedure. > > > > Thanks for any thoughts or information. Also, what about external zip > > drives? Any thoughts out there? > > > > Thanks a lot. > > > > Kathleen Manley > > Subscriber > > Researching Ohio, PA, VA, WV for Powell, Manley, Laser, St. John, Bricker, > > Hayman, and many others. > > > > > > ==== PENNA-DUTCH Mailing List ==== > > The official webstie for this list is at: > > http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/~padutch/ > > > > > > ============================== > > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate > > your heritage! > > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog > > > > > > ==== PENNA-DUTCH Mailing List ==== > Keep those PA DUTCH traditions alive and share them with the list. > > > ============================== > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 > >

Thanks Kathleen: You are fortunate in that you are able to take your machine to the shop. We had ours built in Dec. 1998 to our specifications by a local professional builder. It is a Pentium II (the highest at that time), 450 MHz, Cisco 675 high speed modem, 365 RAM, 9.l Hard disk, 3 1/2, 5 1/4, 44X Max CD-ROM, a HP CD-Writer Plus 8100 series drives. The hard disk has a twin fan infront of it to keep it cool, and the bottom of the 2 foot high x 18 inches deep tower also as a stronger set to keep the mothe board cool. That is just to tell you why our tower is so big, that we cannot manhandle it and need to have the computer technician come in. On that Jan 1, 2001 when Margaret got that virus, it shut down the computer, and it was the first time that our techs had heard of it, that is why the owner and his best tech came out. I thought they should have paid us to learn how to fix it when others in our area got it. This virus is contained in the body of an incoming e-mail, and you cannot tell that it is there until you download the incoming e-mail which in this case was from a known correspondent. When we told him about it, it had also infected him and also spread itself to all in his mailing list. NOTE: We do not have a mailing list on our hard disk, we keep a written one in an address book for that purpose. Thanks again for your reply. Al and Margaret ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bettie Weyler" <bettieweyler@mindspring.com> To: <PENNA-DUTCH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2001 10:34 AM Subject: Re: [PADutch] Re: How does the virus act? > I agree! My machine and I made several trips to the shop and those > wonderful techs fianlly charged me nothing because they took so much time! > Bettie > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Alfred J. Spiry SR. <aspiryfam@fuse.net> > To: <PENNA-DUTCH-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2001 10:48 PM > Subject: Re: [PADutch] Re: How does the virus act? > > > > Hello: Kathleen: While I was in the hospital on Jan. 1,2001, Margaret got > > this virus. The same results that you > > are talking about. She had to call in PConCall the local > > PC technicians (they have 20 techs on the road each day, half for business > > and half for privat problems. When she called them, the responded > > immediately, although it usually takes a week or so before they can take > > care of you. The head of the organization showed up with his senior tech, > > and they worked on it for three hours. It is a virus that was put out last > > year with a opening date of Jan 1, 2001. It destroyed our McAfree Virus > > program, and they had to install a new improved one. They did get it > > out of every nook and crany where this "worm" had buried into it. The > only > > part that was not pleasant is their fee is $79.95 plus sales tax for each > > half hour. > > > > Suggest you get a good computer tech immediatelly, because you won't be > able > > to eradicate it yourself. > > > > Sorry, Al and Margaret > > > > > > > > From: <Kmlpoet@aol.com> > > To: <PENNA-DUTCH-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2001 4:53 PM > > Subject: [PADutch] Re: How does the virus act? > > > > > > > Hi... > > > > > > Been seeing a lot on several lists about the current virus(es) that are > > > making the rounds; I am wondering how they act when you get it.... > > > > > > I SAFELY shut down my computer last week preparatory to moving my office > > > furniture around with all the computer equipment, etc., and > reorganizing; > > > when I got ready to re-boot the computer, it wouldn't; all I got was a > > black > > > screen with a white outline at the bottom of all the function (F) keys, > > above > > > that was a white outline of a 3.5 inch diskette, and above that was a > > white > > > outline of a 3.5 inche diskette drive door..... couldn't get rid of > them; > > > also, before those outlines showed up, there was a multiple-digit number > > that > > > just kept repeating itself down the left margin of the black screen..... > > > > > > I have had this before, years ago, and had to completely reformat my > hard > > > drive at that time. > > > > > > I had to do that again this time, and I lost a lot of genealogy > > information > > > files I had accumulated; THAT part is my fault, I keep putting off > getting > > a > > > Zip Drive and Zip Disks to save everything on my computer... the 3.5 > inch > > > disks just don't do it anymore. So I could have at least prevented my > > loss. > > > I also now have the software for Norton's Antivirus which I will be > > putting > > > on probably later today. > > > > > > Just was wondering whether or not what happened to my computer was, > > indeed, > > > the/a virus, or just something that happened due to the shutdown, which > > > should have been okay since I did it in the right procedure. > > > > > > Thanks for any thoughts or information. Also, what about external zip > > > drives? Any thoughts out there? > > > > > > Thanks a lot. > > > > > > Kathleen Manley > > > Subscriber > > > Researching Ohio, PA, VA, WV for Powell, Manley, Laser, St. John, > Bricker, > > > Hayman, and many others. > > > > > > > > > ==== PENNA-DUTCH Mailing List ==== > > > The official webstie for this list is at: > > > http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/~padutch/ > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate > > > your heritage! > > > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog > > > > > > > > > > > ==== PENNA-DUTCH Mailing List ==== > > Keep those PA DUTCH traditions alive and share them with the list. > > > > > > ============================== > > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 > > > > > > > ==== PENNA-DUTCH Mailing List ==== > You have a friend in Pennsylvania... > > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! > >