Jack, With a comparatively small list like ours is we can always email the person and ask if they sent it. I know that files that are marked .exe are usually suspect. Trudy Jack Landers wrote: > Di Ann, > > Want to echo what Bob says here. I did not receive the e-mail or files > either. I have the McAfee Virus Shield program with Internet filters running > in the background all the time, so it checks everything that comes into my > computer. While it is not foolproof, it gives some level of confidence. > Probably the best insurance is simply to delete any questionable e-mail or > attachments you get. I know -- that's awful hard to do for curious > (inquisitive) people like most of us are, but it can save a lot of time and > trouble. > > Jack Landers > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "BOB VICK" <Vickfarm@email.msn.com> > To: <VICK-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, February 28, 2000 9:20 PM > Subject: RE: [VICK-L] Cool progs\pretty park > > > Di Ann, > > > > Thank you for doing the responsible thing and alerting us all. I started > to post the McAfee alert > > the other day, but they said it was just Medium risk. > > > > I do not think a virus will go through the list, "plain text". I did not > receive the e-mail and > > files from you but would have opened anything you sent with great > anticipation, so the alert is > > greatly appreciated. I cannot comprehend the type of person that would > attempt such destruction, > > but we are all subject to it, and hope we will all respond as you did. > > > > Thanks Again, > > Bob K > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Di Ann Vick [mailto:davick@bellatlantic.net] > > Sent: February 28, 2000 12:47 > > To: VICK-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [VICK-L] Cool progs\pretty park > > > > ALERT !!!!!!!!!! > > > > Yesterday I received a message from Jean Baker called Cool Progs\Pretty > park. When I tried to open > > it, nothing happened. Today, when I tried to open my e-mail everyting was > on the blink. Now, I'm > > getting messages from many of you and, it would seem, everyone to whom > I've ever sent an e-mail -- > > not just people on my address book. It looks like there is another virus > being disseminated. Check > > your computers carefully. Definitely to an anti-virus update. > > > > Di Ann > > > > > >