This is no hoax!!!! It got by my McAffee anti-virus system and destroyed my harddrive about a month ago. Linda ----- Original Message ----- From: <TCMagures@aol.com> To: <TNBEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2002 11:56 AM Subject: [TNBEDFOR] Bugbear Virus > Hello List, Do not open any attached file that contains exactly 50688 bytes, > no matter if it appears to be from your best friend and has a reasonable > message such as cemetery information. It contains the Bugbear virus. Read > about Bugbear at <A HREF="http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.bugbear@mm .html">Symantec Security Response - W32.Bugbear@mm</A> Thanks to > JetPilotUSAF100@cs.com for his recent alert to list members. I received the > same email that he did, but did not download the file ....I had been warned > previously not to open anything when I see 50688 bytes. Thelma Phillips > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >
A wise plan is to tell all your friends you never open attachments unless they first send you an email saying they are going to send you an attachment in the next mail. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda Coop" <lac47@bellsouth.net> To: <TNBEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2002 9:16 PM Subject: Re: [TNBEDFOR] Bugbear Virus > This is no hoax!!!! It got by my McAffee anti-virus system and destroyed my > harddrive about a month ago. Linda > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <TCMagures@aol.com> > To: <TNBEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2002 11:56 AM > Subject: [TNBEDFOR] Bugbear Virus > > > > Hello List, Do not open any attached file that contains exactly 50688 > bytes, > > no matter if it appears to be from your best friend and has a reasonable > > message such as cemetery information. It contains the Bugbear virus. > Read > > about Bugbear at <A > HREF="http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.bugbear@mm > .html">Symantec Security Response - W32.Bugbear@mm</A> Thanks to > > JetPilotUSAF100@cs.com for his recent alert to list members. I received > the > > same email that he did, but did not download the file ....I had been > warned > > previously not to open anything when I see 50688 bytes. Thelma Phillips > > > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237