Elaine's virus randomly selected a message (one that I had posted to the List which she had on her hard drive) and sent a reply to me. It did not go to the list. Elaine got my message and removed the virus from her system. If you got a message directly from her in the last two days you would want to be careful otherwise you are fine. Eldon -----Original Message----- From: Gold [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001 6:44 PM To: Eldon Wade; [email protected] Subject: Re: [WADE] Elaine Waiters you have a virus Eldon, Did Elaine's email go out on the list & we all have to be careful not to open anything from her? Are you referring to the 11/24 message from "Robert and Elaine" entitled WADE - This list has gone very quiet? Should we NOT open this message? Please advise us all. Thank you. Gold ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eldon Wade" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2001 2:02 PM Subject: [WADE] Elaine Waiters you have a virus > Elaine, > I received an email from you with the BadTrans virus. I suggest you > update your antivirus program and scan your harddrive. Trial versions > of antivirus programs are available at most antivirus sites such as > Norton. After you cleanup your email I will be glad to hear from you. > > Eldon > <mailto:[email protected]> mailto:[email protected] Researching > surnames: Hames (SC,GA,AL), Jaquess Jaquish Jaques (TN,AL), Wade > (VA,SC,GA,AL) > > > > > ============================== > 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/rd/redir.asp?targetid=702&sourceid=1237 >

With resepct to several Rootsweb lists I subscribe to (COLEMAN, MASSEY, SHARP. WADE), someone's virus is randomly selecting messages from other subscribers from their hard drive - messages which I or others had previously posted to these lists - and sent a reply to me. The infected file did not go to any of these lists, so can't be picked up from the lists. The infection is in an attachment that genenerally has a pif extension and unusual subject (e.g.., Hamster.com or something about a fat man.) I didn't open any of the attachments I got and don't even know the name of the virus. So, as always, but espeically now, be very cautious of opening any Attachment that looks suspicious. If it's a .txt attachment, it's ok, but pif or exe can be dangerous. Regards, Theron Smith.