thanks, Walter for the correction on the URL, it cut to the next line. Hype or not, and even though, it doesn't do real damage, except for the generation of lots of email, but there are still many of us that do use Outlook and OL Express, so they should get the patch from MS. Hope you and Helen are doing well. Cathy Hall Grand Island, NY TNGenWeb Bradley County http://www.tngenweb.org/bradley Subscribe/Unsubscribe to Bradley Mail List: TNBRADLE-L-request@rootsweb.com TNGenWeb Polk County http://www.tngenweb.org/polk Subscribe/Unsubscribe to Polk Mail List TNPOLK-L-request@rootsweb.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Walter E. Styles <wstyles@erols.com> To: <TNPOLK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 13, 1999 6:09 AM Subject: Re: [TNPOLK] Fw: bubbleboy virus > It seems that bubbleboy virus (or worm) is mostly hype from the antivirus vendors. It only affects those using Outlook and Outlook Express (I wouldn't touch either with a ten foot pole :-)), and Microsoft has a patch to plug the security hole at: > > http://www.microsoft.com/security/Bulletins/ms99-032.asp > > By the way, Cathy's Symantec link has a problem. The end should be html, not hml. > > At 09:20 PM 11/12/99 -0500, you wrote: > >Sure you all have heard of the above, but thought I would pass these > >on--just in case-- > >Cathy/Grand Island, NY > > > >TNGenWeb Bradley County > >http://www.tngenweb.org/bradley > >Subscribe/Unsubscribe to Bradley Mail List: > >TNBRADLE-L-request@rootsweb.com > >TNGenWeb Polk County > >http://www.tngenweb.org/polk > >Subscribe/Unsubscribe to Polk Mail List > >TNPOLK-L-request@rootsweb.com > >----- Original Message ----- > > > >> To all: > >> > >> You can get information on Bubbleboy virus at these sites: > >> > >> http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/vbs.bubbleboy.hml > >> > >> > >http://urbanlegends.about.com/culture/beliefs/urbanlegends/library/blbubble . > >ht > >> m?iam=dp&rf=dp > >> > >> > >http://charlestonwv.about.com/local/southeastus/charlestonwv/l.../mcurrent. h > >tm > >> ?iam=dp&rf=d > >> > >> http://www.mcafee.com/viruses/bubbleboy/ > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >==== TNPOLK Mailing List ==== > >~~~~~POLK COUNTY, TN MAIL LIST~~~~~ > >TNGENWEB POLK COUNTY, TN site http://www.tngenweb.org/polk > > > > > Walter E. Styles > Final Editor & Moderator Gen-Obit > wstyles@erols.com > > > ==== TNPOLK Mailing List ==== > ~~~~~POLK COUNTY, TN MAIL LIST~~~~~ > TNGENWEB POLK COUNTY, TN site http://www.tngenweb.org/polk >