Unless someone develops a self-activating virus someday, prevention is
extremely easy. Never, EVER open an unsolicited attachment from ANYONE. If
someone that you know and trust has sent you an attachment of mysterious
origin, e-mail them and ask them BEFORE you open it. As for me, I just
delete them immediately from both my inbox and then my delete folder.
Best wishes,
Jeff in San Diego
'67 RHD Spitfire Mk3 aka "Mrs. Jones"
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----- Original Message -----
From: Gascoigne, Andy <Andy.Gascoigne@gov.ky>
To: 'Richard Bonilla / Colorado' <richard@bonilla.com>; Barry Schwartz
<bschwart@pacbell.net>; <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Cc: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2000 8:07 AM
Subject: RE: Virus warning - EXTREMELY DANGEROUS VIRUS
>
> Absolutely - it seems to damage several file extensions... and copies
itself
> to many different file formats (.jpg, .vxd, .doc, .mp3) and modifies the
PC
> registry, appending itself to all further commands (file open, run, print
> etc etc) thereby rendering the PC virtually useless !
>
> It seems to be streaking across the globe, right now. We had it this
morning
> and have removed those machines from our network, they are so badly
damaged.
> Unfortunatly it is the foolish ones who can't resist opening any
attachment.
>
>
> Best form of virus defence = common sense
>
> Andy Gascoigne
> Systems Manager
> Cayman Islands Government
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Bonilla / Colorado [mailto:richard@bonilla.com]
> Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2000 9:53 AM
> To: Barry Schwartz; spitfires@autox.team.net
> Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Virus warning - Thanks
>
>
>
> humm...interesting...i walked into work this am and saw notices posted on
> all doors...
> "do not open e mail mssg "i love you", it is a virus"...could the virus be
> spreading
> via this tr list...are any others getting this one?...
>
> richard / colorado
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Barry Schwartz" <bschwart@pacbell.net>
> To: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
> Cc: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2000 8:35 AM
> Subject: Virus warning - Thanks
>
>
> >
> > What a timely warning. No sooner did I receive the warning at this e-
> mail
> > "address" then I got 7-8 relayed "I love you" messages at here at work.
> > Since everybody here HATES me, I knew it could have only been a virus
> > anyway :-)
> > Thanks for the heads up -
> >
> >
> > Barry Schwartz (San Diego) bschwart@pacbell.net
> >
> > 72 PI, V6 Spitfire (daily driver)
> > 70 GT6+ (when I don't drive the Spit)
> > 70 Spitfire (long term project)
> >
>
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