----- Original Message ----- From: "Elaine and Bob McDowell" <elainej@arn.net> To: "Baden-Wurttemberg" <BADEN-WURTTEMBERG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2001 9:34 PM Subject: Virus: Beware > Yesterday I received a worm, that attaches itself to your address book. > This passed through my Zone Alarm, and currently updated Norton Anti-virus, > and also my internet providers virus scanners. It was called > W32.Badtrans.13312.mm > It then goes into your windows system files, your win.ini. > I have no idea how many got an attachment from me, I pray none of you opened > it. > It did not come as an attachment to me, it hit the minute I started > downloading my e-mail. > I have spent all evening today installing a newer version of Norton > Anti-virus 2001, and I have installed Blackice Defender, and deleted zone > alarm. > I called my computer company, and was going to reformat my machine, and they > told me that would not kill it. I did go the internet site for Norton, and > found how to get rid of it, and praise the Lord, I did. > I am so sorry, if any of you got it from me, and I would like to know who > sent it to me. > I do not send attachments very often, and if I do, I notify the person > before hand. I copy and paste messages rather than using attachments. That > is the safe way. > Please be aware there are worms and virus out there, that even all of our > safety devices can't hold out. > Elaine McDowell >

As virus' cannot be transported outside of an attachment and cannot be transported thru rootsweb servers it is against AUP for virus warnings to be posted on our mailing lists. I'd appreciate it if, in the future, you would contact me personally concerning virus problems and I will check them out. jreece@icx.net I have always done my best to see that the mail list subscriber are notified of any problems that arise of this kind. The best way to avoid these virus is to have an anti virus program that is updateable as new virus are created. Thanks for your concern for other folks on the mailing list. Have a great weekend! Joyce G. Reece, Rootsweb Listminder for South East Tennessee, North East Tennessee, Meigs County Tennessee and the surnames of Raper, Gilbreath, Knuckles and Hembree ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elaine and Bob McDowell" <elainej@arn.net> To: <TNMEIGS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2001 10:45 PM Subject: [{Meigs Co., TN}] Fw: Virus: Beware > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Elaine and Bob McDowell" <elainej@arn.net> > To: "Baden-Wurttemberg" <BADEN-WURTTEMBERG-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2001 9:34 PM > Subject: Virus: Beware > > > > Yesterday I received a worm, that attaches itself to your address book. > > This passed through my Zone Alarm, and currently updated Norton > Anti-virus, > > and also my internet providers virus scanners. It was called > > W32.Badtrans.13312.mm > > It then goes into your windows system files, your win.ini. > > I have no idea how many got an attachment from me, I pray none of you > opened > > it. > > It did not come as an attachment to me, it hit the minute I started > > downloading my e-mail. > > I have spent all evening today installing a newer version of Norton > > Anti-virus 2001, and I have installed Blackice Defender, and deleted zone > > alarm. > > I called my computer company, and was going to reformat my machine, and > they > > told me that would not kill it. I did go the internet site for Norton, and > > found how to get rid of it, and praise the Lord, I did. > > I am so sorry, if any of you got it from me, and I would like to know who > > sent it to me. > > I do not send attachments very often, and if I do, I notify the person > > before hand. I copy and paste messages rather than using attachments. That > > is the safe way. > > Please be aware there are worms and virus out there, that even all of our > > safety devices can't hold out. > > Elaine McDowell > > > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB >