I got the badtrams virus and I didn't even have to open an attachment to get it. It was grabbed by my Norton virus scanner right away but I still had to delete the file that it infected. It couldn't be corrected. I can still run my computer but sure am wondering what the heck I deleted. It was a .EXE File that was quarantined and eventually deleted. Now I don't know how to get it back. SOOOOO, you don't have to open an attachment. Scary isn't it. I feel I am living on the edge. Joyce Barrie >From: "Hal Stitt" <hal@deltanet-consultants.com> >Reply-To: PENNA-DUTCH-L@rootsweb.com >To: PENNA-DUTCH-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [PADutch] Virus Alert >Date: Mon, 21 May 2001 10:25:01 -0700 > >I hate use the list for virus stuff, but Badtrans is still with us. Here >are the details of my reception of an attachment containing Badtrans about >an hour ago. > >From: Ralph Tewksbury >Subject: Re: Re: [PENNA-DUTCH] GRAY surname (Note the double Re:) >Attachment: README.TXT.pif >Action: Stored a file named "W32.Badtrans.13312@mm" in my Local Settings >folder. > >Infected file was recognized immediately by Norton Antivirus. The message >did not even appear in my inbox. But Norton was unable to repair it. >Instead I chose to quarantine it and deleted the infected file. > >Important: This had the list name in the Subject line, but it did not come >through the list. (List Owner please confirm that the listserver will not >distribute attachments.) If you get what looks like a Rootsweb message with >an attachment, you may have a virus attached. We cannot go through life >deleting all attachments, but we certainly can delete attachments on >messages from Rootsweb. Also be 100% suspicious of attachments made to look >like a document (README.TXT) but with an additional executable >extension--pif in this case. > >Hal Stitt >KNAUFF/WALLIS/WALLACE > > >==== PENNA-DUTCH Mailing List ==== >You have a friend in Pennsylvania... > > >============================== >Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com