THe virus/worm is spread by sending it in the name of
the person who has been infected. I've gotten several
from the people who post to this listserv. I think I'm
sending some out too so I'm going to temporarily leave
the list. See you all after September 10th.
Carey


--- "Jill K. Harris" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Just out of curiousity, since I have yet to receive
> a single virus
> containing email, why do you suspect a Museum-L
> lister?  I subscribe to many
> list serves, and, like I said, I haven't gotten any
> emails with a virus or
> even any message from my virus software of any
> suspicious emails.  Are you
> just figuring that the odds, with such a large group
> of listers, are that
> someone on the list has the virus?  I'm just
> interested, since I don't know
> how these things work.  Jill
>
> Jill K. Harris
> Registrar
> Virginia Museum of Natural History
> 1001 Douglas Avenue
> Martinsville, VA 24112
> 276-666-8600 (main)
> 276-666-8618 (direct)
> [log in to unmask]
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Andrew Schuricht"
> <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 12:52 PM
> Subject: Virus Plea to Museum-L
>
>
> > Hello everyone,
> >
> > Unfortunately, the SoBig.F email virus continues
> to attack from it's
> secret
> > hideout on an unknown Museum-L user's Windows PC.
> The payload on this
> > particular virus appears to be more irritating
> than damaging, but it
> should
> > remind us of something very important: The next
> giant virus might not be
> as
> > benign.
> >
> > If you do not have virus checking software
> installed (and updated!) on the
> > machine you have used to subscribe to Museum-L,
> you may be the source of
> > these attacks.
> >
> > Some popular virus programs include:
> > + Norton AntiVirus 2003 ($8 - $50)
> > + McAfee VirusScan 7 ($24 - $50)
> >
> > A free alternative is:
> > + AVG Free Edition
> (http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_dwnl_free.php)
> >
> > Please help the rest of the Museum-L community by
> acquiring one of these
> > products, installing and running it. The computer
> you save may be your
> > own...
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > -Andy
> >
> >
>
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