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