Sorry to tell you this but a new virus/worm is making it's way around. I noticed first thing this morning and now have received over 20 infected emails, all looking they they are posts to mailing lists. The ones I got this morning all had English list names and now others are coming in tonight with US list names. Probably a time zone thing. The worm/virus is called W32.Bugbear. You can read all about it at: http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.bugbear@mm.html I am going to be really blunt about this because I am darn tired of fending off these emails, plus I always have to be in the room when I am downloading my mail because my Norton Antivirus program is catching them all. People on the mailing lists are STILL NOT keeping their anti-virus software current. You just can't have Norton or McAfee and think you are safe! You need to subscribe to those programs so that every time you boot up your computer they automatically check to see if new virus/worms are out there ready to attack and then they update your computer. Please take responsibility for you computer and do what's right. If you can't afford it then don't get on mailing lists with your computer. Go to your nearest library and use theirs. Sorry for the speech to those 99% of us who are responsible. If you have questions, I will be more than happy to help you, email me off or on list. -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA, listowner http://www.connorsgenealogy.com All outgoing mail virus free, scanned by Norton 2002
Why don't you try AVG free antivirus software - look for www.grisoft.com on Google - which also has regular update facilities. Jeff (only received 4 bugbears so far. Beware anything with an attachment - even if it is apparently from someone you know well.) From: Pat Connors <nymets11@pacbell.net> To: <WLS-SWANSEA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2002 5:58 AM Subject: [Swansea] ADMIN MSG - virus/worm warning > Sorry to tell you this but a new virus/worm is making it's way around. > I noticed first thing this morning and now have received over 20 > infected emails, all looking they they are posts to mailing lists. The > ones I got this morning all had English list names and now others are > coming in tonight with US list names. Probably a time zone thing.> > The worm/virus is called W32.Bugbear. You can read all about it at: > http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.bugbear@mm.html >
>Why don't you try AVG free antivirus software - look for www.grisoft.com on >Google - which also has regular update facilities. Be aware if you use the above program and also use Netscape mail, it did not work with Netscape the last time I tried it. Neither did McAfee. The only one I found that actually scanned my incoming and outgoing email was Norton. -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com All outgoing mail virus free, scanned by Norton 2002