I not real sure what is being talked about. Could someone clarify this for me. I do not want to lose my files nor do I want my internet contact to lose theirs. Sue >From: "lisa" <[email protected]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: [TXLIMEST] virus please ready!!!!!!!!!! >Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2001 17:22:56 -0400 > >hi all of you are infected with a virus.....it's a virus that thousands of >people have and are getting, and it also brings back the snow white >virus......why these people make virus' is mind boggling........anyway, I >thought I would tell you how to rid of it. You are in my address book and >it has attached itself to your computer via my address book, I got it the >same way, I was in someone's address book and gave it to me.........Your >virus will not be detected with a virus scan.......here is how I got rid of >it, and have included all instructions..........you must email your entire >address book and forward this message so that people can clean this out >before their computer crashes. I lost all data, most collected over a 5 >year period 3 weeks ago and am still devestated over it. Thanks and sorry >about the virus but I don't want it comming back to me again.......... >Lisa >ps there is no virus attached to this email I have gotten rid of >it.......... > >here's what the the tech guy sent me, pretty detailed email......... > >Lisa, these are the e-mails from friends who also receive the SirCam Virus. > There are a few tools you can use especially the Sircam Removal tool, but >you still must check your autoexec.bat. The SARC Reference seems to work >best. > >Lisa, > >1. If you open the e-mail, it then attaches some file from your 'My >Documents' and sends it to everyone in your address book and every contact >that might be in your InBox (like forwards from other people). It then >buries itself in your registry and hides itself and does the same thing >over and over again everytime you start up an '.exe' file. > >http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/[email protected] > >This is where I went to get rid of the virus, because I didn't have my >viruschecker up to snuff > >2. A new Windows E-Mail virus has been reported by members, arriving >with the >subject line named for the attached file (which contains the virus) and a >body which usually consists of three lines. The first and last line are >usually: > Hi! How are you? >and > See you later. Thanks > > >The middle line is usually one of the following: > I send you this file in order to have your advice > I hope you can help me with this file that I send > I hope you like the file that I sendo you > This is the file with the information that you ask for > > >OR this text could arrive in Spanish. > >The attached file may appear to be almost any kind of file, but will have >a hidden extensions that makes it a Windows Executable. > >This Virus will likely arrive from someone you know, because it mails >itself to everyone in the Outlook address book of an infected computer. >Please be extremely wary of all file attachments. > >The McAfeee Page for this Virus is >http://www.mcafee.com/anti-virus/viruses/sircam/default.asp?cid=2360 > >3. Unfortunately you can't simply remove the virus by running the virus >scan - you have to manually alter your autoexec.bat file and your registry, >otherwise the worm stays in your machine. You can get full instructions on >the Norton Antivirus site. (This step may also be necessary > >I hope this gives you the needed information. > >........Larry > > > > >==== TXLIMEST Mailing List ==== >http://www.rootsweb.com/~txlimest/ > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp