> I believe I was one of the victims of the W32badtrans virus. I wish to
> apologise to anyone this sent an e-mail to without my knowlege. Anyone
> infected by this virus needs to change any passwords on their computer
> including the password to their internet service provider as this virus
can
> pass these to a third party.
>
> Happy New Year
> Steven Kirk
> 1962 Series 2
>
> > The virus, W32badtrans, isn't coming from the list server... it's coming
> from
> > people who are members of the list that are infected. It copies the
> infected
> > PC's address book and mails itself to everyone in it. It also keeps a
> record of
> > all your keystrokes and phones home. I''m sure it does this every time
the
> PC is
> > rebooted and probably on a regular timed interval too. It's important to
> > remember that our list server won't pass attachments.
> >
> > Another virus, W32Goner, is designed to hit a workstation and knock out
> any
> > security settings or software on the PC. It opens the door for
> W32Badtrans.
> >
> > Users that aren't infected WON'T pass the virus by sending mail to the
> list. It
> > is only sent by users that are already infected and the e-mail does NOT
> pass
> > through the list server. You are only getting it from people that have
you
> in
> > their address book. MS Outlook Express is bad for this because it
> automatically
> > places everyone you reply to in your address book. Whether you like it
or
> not!
> > This setting can be disabled within Outlook's options. - Ian
> >
> > P.S. Bruce Davis is infected. He does know because I got an e-mail from
> him last
> > night about it. Everyone using this list should check their PC's for the
> above
> > mentioned viruses. They are being passed around BIG TIME right now.
> >
> > Rick Harrison wrote:
> >
> > > Hi everyone,
> > >
> > > I was wondering whether anyone else is getting virus-infected reponses
> to
> > > their postings to this list. It has happened to me twice now, with the
> > > subject "re:(whatever the subject of my posting was)". The last one I
> > > received was from a Ron Davis - is he a member of the list? I sent a
> warning
> > > about the virus to his address but got an undelivered response.
> > >
> > > Rick Harrison
> > >
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