PLEASE nobody flame me, but help me understanding something! I just received an email from someone with the Badtrans virus. Being suspicious I didn't open it so I'm not worried, but it came from the MI-Genealogy list. I know you're not supposed to get viruses from the lists, but according to Norton: "Due to an increase in the number of submissions, W32.Badtrans.13312@mm has been upgraded to a Category 4 threat. It is a MAPI worm that replies to all unread mails in your email message folders, and drops a backdoor Trojan." I had posted a message to the MI-Genealogy list and my message from (apparently another subscriber) came back to me with the virus attached. So, even though the Rootsweb lists don't allow attachments, I got hit because the other person received a message from me (via the list) and her mail box sent out the virus?!! Does this mean everybody on the MI List is going to get hit from her? Thanks, Sandy -- Sandy Redmond Webmaster, Calhoun County MIGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~micalhou

Sandra Redmond wrote: > > PLEASE nobody flame me, but help me understanding something! I just > received an email from someone with the Badtrans virus. Being > suspicious I didn't open it so I'm not worried, but it came from the > MI-Genealogy list. I know you're not supposed to get viruses from the > lists, but according to Norton: > > "Due to an increase in the number of submissions, > W32.Badtrans.13312@mm has been upgraded to a Category 4 threat. It is a > MAPI worm that replies to all unread mails in your email message > folders, and drops a backdoor Trojan." > > I had posted a message to the MI-Genealogy list and my message from > (apparently another subscriber) came back to me with the virus > attached. So, even though the Rootsweb lists don't allow attachments, I > got hit because the other person received a message from me (via the > list) and her mail box sent out the virus?!! Does this mean everybody > on the MI List is going to get hit from her? > > Thanks, > Sandy > Hi Sandy- As I understand it (and have experienced it!) NO. If someone on the list sends a message to the list, they will get a "hit" directly from her, when the message is forwarded to her. You should advise her of the problem and how to correct it. -Richard -- Richard Harrison/Encinitas, San Diego, California USGenWeb Northwest/Plains County Coordinator Rep IAGenWeb Immediate Past State Coordinator Jones Co. IAGenWeb Coord.: http://www.rootsweb.com/~iajones/index.htm Jones Co. List Owner: IAJONES-L@rootsweb.com IOWA-L List Owner: IOWA-L@rootsweb.com Richard's Genealogy: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~richard