It appears that at least one other list member's PC may have become infected with the same virus that has been plaguing Les Johnson for some time now. The name of the virus is "W32.Badtrans.13312@mm". It is a "worm" type virus that replies to all unread emails in your email message folders, including any messages you've received from the list. It also installs a "Trojan horse" program that allows others to access and control your PC remotely (and typically without your knowledge). It works by sending the virus through an attached file that will have one of the following names: Pics.ZIP.scr images.pif README.TXT.pif New_Napster_Site.DOC.scr news_doc.scr hamster.ZIP.scr YOU_are_FAT!.TXT.pif searchURL.scr SETUP.pif Card.pif Me_nude.AVI.pif Sorry_about_yesterday.DOC.pif s3msong.MP3.pif docs.scr Humor.TXT.pif fun.pif If you receive an email message from any source (including the list) containing any of these files, DO NOT OPEN THE MESSAGE OR THE ATTACHED FILE. You should also notify the sender that you've received a virus infected email from them and that they need to take corrective action immediately to clean their PC. If you feel that you received the email as a response to a posting you've made to the list, please notify me immediately (if possible, including a copy of the infected email message) and I will work with the offending party to get the problem fixed, pronto. It's also adviseable that you delete the infected email entirely to ensure that it's not accidentally opened later. DUE TO THE RISK OF RAPIDLY SPREADING VIRUSES VIA THE LIST, MEMBERS WHO POST INFECTED MESSAGES WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE LIST IMMEDIATELY, AND NOT BE ALLOWED TO RESUBSCRIBE UNTIL THEY CAN DEMONSTRATE THEY HAVE SUCCESSFULLY ELIMINATED THE VIRUS FROM THEIR PC! Once again, I strongly urge all list members to install upgraded virus protection software on their PC's AND CONFIGURE THE SOFTWARE TO AUTOMATICALLY INTERCEPT AND FILTER ALL INCOMING EMAILS FOR VIRUSES! If you'd like more information on the W32.Badtrans.13312@mm virus (or worm), check out: http:[EMAIL PROTECTED] I appreciate your understanding and your diligence in getting this problem under control. if you have any questions or think you might need help in dealing with list related virus problems, feel free to drop me an email. -Wes Wes Neuenschwander Seattle, WA USA
