Betty--that's exactly the one. Thank you. I'll alert others about this new plague too. I guess I'll just mulch these babies. Andy: I just love your signature LOL So fitting. A : A : A : }<(((_°>.,.,.,.}<(((_°>.,.,.,.}<)))_°> V V V on 8/20/03 3:41 PM, Siegel, Betty at [log in to unmask] wrote: > The following is what our IT people have told us about this recent virus. > > Betty Siegel > > Many of you have probably received some strange emails in the last two days. > There is a new variant of an e-mail virus that has been flooding the Internet > and e-mail systems. The virus carries an attachment that, if opened, will > infect your PC and send the virus to everyone in your Outlook Contacts list. > > The virus is able to "spoof" e-mail addresses so that you may receive > virus-infected e-mails from someone you know. You may also receive > notifications from someone stating that they received an infected e-mail from > you, when you didn't even send any e-mail to them. > > These e-mails may contain subject lines and messages listed below. > > If you are interested in the full technical details of the virus (and > information on how to protect your home computers) please see > http://us.mcafee.com/virusInfo/default.asp?id=description&virus_k=100561 . > > > Infected E-mails May Contain the Following Information: > Subject: > * Your details > * Thank you! > * Re: Thank you! > * Re: Details > * Re: Re: My details > * Re: Approved > * Re: Your application > * Re: Wicked screensaver > * Re: That movie > Attachment: > * your_document.pif > * document_all.pif > * thank_you.pif > * your_details.pif > * details.pif > * document_9446.pif > * application.pif > * wicked_scr.scr > * movie0045.pif > Body: > * See the attached file for details > * Please see the attached file for details ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jill Lasker Writer/Editor/Researcher Medicine/Bioscience/History http://home.earthlink.net/~laskerj/ ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).