At 10:08 PM 12/31/2001 -0800, Everyones Internet wrote: >ATTN: Virus Alert: > Dear Family and Friends in my address book, >Just FYI for protection, >I received this email from a friend and after I did this check I had found I >DID HAVE the virus, just by receiving their email!!. Please do this simple check and follow the instructions. >Hopefully there has not been any damage. Love Pam > >Dear all, >Many apologies for this, but I have picked up a virus that is transmitted >automatically via address books. The virus is not detected by McAfee or >Norton, and lies dormant for 14 days before it then closes down your entire >system. Please - again! Do not expect that your friendly neighborhood genealogy list is the right place to go for virus info. Go to an expert - a virus software company, a consultant, your computer store, whatever. This "sulfnblk.exe" story is a hoax. See: http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/sulfnbk.exe.warning.html - John