Hiya Jon,
Thanks for the warning. My virus software is old and after I went to get an update
today, it told
me that Inoculate Personal Edition has been changed to a new company & they do not
offer free
upgrades on the internet.
Can you suggest something I can buy/borrow for anti-virus protection? I know that
the technology
is changing so fast. I have bought several different programs in the last few years,
and they don't
offer free upgrades anymore (i.e. Macafee, Viruscan, and two more that I can't
remember the name). So
I need some help on this. Thanks.
In solidarity, Roxanne
Jonathan Falk wrote:
> HI all-
>
> This is a real virus alert, not a hoax. A new virus, "Sircam" is
> propagating through the Internet. It has the potential to do real damage
> to your file system. I've received 2 copies of it in the last two days,
> which were intercepted by my antivirus software. (Make sure you have a
> good antivirus program, it is correctly configured, and your virus
> definitions are up-to-date.) The following information is from the "Woody's
> Office Tips" newsletter.
>
> *************************
>
> FROM WOODY'S OFFICE TIPS:
> To subscribe: : <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> "Sircam (full name W32.Sircam.Worm@mm) arrives either via
> email or it copied to shared network drives. The email
> contains a subject line including a file name from the
> sending computer. The subject and message body can be in
> English or Spanish. In English the message body will
> always start with "Hi! How are you?" and end with "See you
> later. Thanks."
> If you run the file attached to the email message the virus
> will spread via email in various ways and also copy itself
> to other computers on your network. In this latter way you
> can be infected even if you are good about checking /
> ignoring email attachments.
> The virus can also delete files on your computer, fill the
> hard drive to capacity and compromise your privacy (by
> sending a random file from your computer out to email
> recipients.
> You should update your anti-virus software then do a full
> scan of your hard drives and any network shared drives. If
> the virus is detected the AV software should remove it but
> you should also empty the Recycle bin and make sure your
> Autoexec.bat file hasn't been tampered with.
> For full details on Sircam and removing it check out ZDnet
>
>http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/hud0007500a/www.zdnet.com/zdhelp/stories/main/0,5594,2776123,00.html
>
> or Symantec
> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> *************************
>
> Jon Falk
>
> Jonathan Falk
> Pine Tree Folk School
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> Carmel, ME 04419
> (207)848-2433
> <http://www.ptfolkschool.org>
>
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