virus alert

AZB

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Jan 2, 2002
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Subject: Virus Report. Please watch out for this new virus call the
W32/Klez.h@MM virus

Hey Guys and Gals, Here is a list of e-mails that contained a virus.
Please watch out for these e-mails.
You can open the email without activating the virus, but if you open the
attachment it will send itself to
everyone in your address book. This virus will eventually crash your
system and you will not be able
to reboot.

The name of this virus is called the W32/Klez.h@MM virus. it will be
contained in an attachment named:
ieupdate[1].htm
ieupdate[1].scr
ieupdate[1].exe
alphac[1].scr
alphac[1].htm
alphac[1].exe
size.scr
size.htm
size.exe
size[1].scr
size[1].htm
size[1].exe

If you see any attachment that starts with ieupdate.??? or alphac[1].??? or
size???.??? delete this email. Do Not Open The Attachment.
This virus may have a different name so be careful. If you don't know who
the sender is, don't open the attachment.
The e-mail subject can be anything or nothing.
Please be advised that NOTES will detect the virus but cannot clean it.
 

MommC

On Vacation!
Mar 2, 2002
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dr1.com
Actually I''ve already received this virus

at least thirty times in the past couple weeks and none of the attachments had those file names......
However my anti-virus program does a good job of "catching this virus" and containing it before I have a chance to even think about opening an attachment.......
So invest the money (about $39.99) for a good anti-virus program and update it regularly (updates are included in the yearly subscription).........
Believe me if you've ever "lost" your hard drive to a virus (I HAVE!!) it's worth the price of the anti-virus software. Especially if you don't make regular back-ups of your HD. I shudder to think what it was like to lose a 2.1 GB drive.....and today most hard drives are 10-20 GB......!!!!!
 
MommC

Just returned home, checked email 700+, and 34 virus' all caught by Norton 2002, auto updated work great. As MommC said none had those file names, ??????

Be safe and make sure you have a good anti virus software and you will not have worries.