Allan: From what I've read, no one is completely immune. But, I am not the expert. Surely if you have McAfee running while you are reading e-mail, the culprit will be detected. Jeanne ----- Original Message ----- From: <ALLAGREEN@aol.com> To: <jwmuse@compuserve.com>; <WHITNEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2000 12:07 AM Subject: Re: [WHITNEY-L] Worm Virus Hit our List!! Dear Jeanne (or anyone else who can answer this question) I have the latest engine and data set from McAfee running, but would still like to ask a question. I do NOT use Microsoft Outlook, nor will I ever. I get my e-mail through AOL and from my account at the college from which I retired, via Netscape's klunky mail system. Is it still possible to get caught with this kind of virus? I have always thought that these worms could only spread through the use of Outlook, but certainly would be interested in finding out otherwise, if that is the case. Thanks to anyone who can answer. Allan E. Green

Jeanne, Allan, and all, At 12:45 AM 10/29/00 -0400, Jeanne Muse wrote: >Allan: From what I've read, no one is completely immune. But, I am not >the expert. Surely if you have McAfee running while you are reading >e-mail, the culprit will be detected. Jeanne You are only protected from those viruses of which McAee is aware and for which it has produced fixes. There are always new strains for which McAfee does not yet provide protection. No one is ever completely safe. It is a matter of risk management, not risk avoidance. Regards, Robert Robert L. Ward rlward1@erols.com <http://users.erols.com/rlward1/> 12236 Shadetree Lane, Laurel, MD 20708-2832 301-776-1659

On Sun, 29 Oct 2000 09:26:45 -0500, you wrote: >Jeanne, Allan, and all, > >At 12:45 AM 10/29/00 -0400, Jeanne Muse wrote: >>Allan: From what I've read, no one is completely immune. But, I am not >>the expert. Surely if you have McAfee running while you are reading >>e-mail, the culprit will be detected. Jeanne > >You are only protected from those viruses of which McAee is aware and for >which it has produced fixes. There are always new strains for which >McAfee does not yet provide protection. No one is ever completely safe. >It is a matter of risk management, not risk avoidance. > >Regards, > >Robert Listen to Robert. The only sure protection is to have good backups. I hear all the time about people losing years of research. I back up daily to tape and make CDROM copies of my genealogy stuff weekly that I store at a relatives house. Outlook is especially vulnerable because it can automatically open or execute attachments but there are little nasties out there aimed at everyone. This worm has been around a while but it seems to keep surfacing on these lists. Bob