 |
 |
For those without virus software, you could get a free email address from msm.com called hotmail. It automatically scans any attachment before it opens it. Walter ----- Original Message ----- From: "janet paterson" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 12:35 PM Subject: Re: Worm / be virus free > 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn