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hi all At 02:56 2001/04/09 -0500, Jorge A Romero MD wrote: >To Parkinsn list: >In the last four weeks, I have been infected twice with >this worm after reading the Parkinsn list postings. >I do not know which posts carry the worm. Norton antivirus >detected it as an infected WININIT.EXE file. >It is relatively easy to deal with this nuisance worm. One URL >which can give you information and solutions to infections with this worm is: >http://www.securityportal.com/research/virus/profiles/w32hllwbymer.html >For those who do not have antivirus software, there is a site that >will scan your computer for free: >http://housecall.antivirus.com/housecall/start_pcc.asp >Jorge Romero mailing lists do NOT cause or spread viri ill-informed individual users do you did not get infected by reading parkinsn list postings you got infected because your e-mail program is set to open attachments the best and only sure way to avoid the viri which are commonly spread via e-mail as microsoft outlook interprets it is to use a non microsoft e-mail program and set the user preferences to NEVER open attachments automatically for e-mail groups like this listserv as stated here many times it is also best to set 'multi-part' messaging to off. plain 'ascii 7-bit text' is the ONLY format suitable for general e-mail use not '8-bit', not 'plain text', not 'html text' as a rule, i delete any and all attachments, unless i am specifically expecting something from someone i know abstention or avoidance is much simpler than repairing the illness just like with the aids virus janet virus free since eighty three janet paterson, an akinetic rigid subtype, albeit perky, parky PD: 54/41/37 CD: 54/44/43 TEL: 613 256 8340 EMAIL: [log in to unmask] "a new voice" home page: http://www.geocities.com/janet313/ . "new voice news" latest posts: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nvnNET/ . ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn