I am passing on this message sent to the MSWILKIN list by listowner Virginia Ewing. FYI ------------------------------------------------------------ You know how I feel about sending virus warning to my list. Most of them are hoax anyway. This is not a virus, it's a worm, and it is real and spreading fast. My information came for the mailing list set up just for listowners, and I have seen other listowners passing the message along to their subscribers. I didn't want to leave you in the dark. This worm is hidden in an 'HAPPY99.EXE' email with an attachment. The attachment opens to a fireworks display. As you watch the display the worm is loaded into your hard drive. The worm then feeds back information from your computer to some unknown [to me] site. It is becoming a very real problem but can be easily For a full explanation and solution, go to the following websites: http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Heights/3652/SKA.HTM http://www.datafellows.com/v-descs/ska.htm Check to see if your computer has been infected: http://housecall.antivirus.com/explorer.html for internet explorer http://housecall.antivirus.com/netscape.html for netscape. I will ask that you not forward this message to other lists as we do not want to over burden Rootsweb's servers, but listowners might want to advise their list. You will not receive this worm through Rootsweb's messages. It will come only as a private e-mail from a friend. Don't we all like to share these cute animated displays? Even if you have not received a HAPPY99 message it would still be a good idea to visit the sites listed above to learn more about worms and Trojan horse. Some of them can steal your password. Virginia Ewing [email protected] listowner: Gober, Perry, Ashley & MSWilkin[son] co, MS search the mailing list archives at http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl ------------------------------------------------------------------- John E Cain; 4601 Concord Drive; Garland, TX 75042 http://www.rootsweb.com/~msamite/index.htm -----Amite County MS http://www.rootsweb.com/~jecain/index.htm ----Cain/Ware list and My Website.