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Friends: I normally would not send this to the list, but a new computer virus is causing havoc on the internet, and has been upgraded to a CATAGORY 4 (sounds like a hurricane, doesnt it?) Thats a real nasty one. In particular "The Bugbear virus infects computers running the Windows operating system and an unpatched version of Internet Explorer 5.5" To best insure your computer against these bad guys, email me directly and I will send you the free tutorial on viruses that you can print and put on file. You should have a printed tutorial BECAUSE if your computer is taken down by a virus, the printed Virus Tutorial will be crucial to get you back up and running. The Tutorial covers how to best protect your computer, how to create "boot disks", and how to "back-up critical files" and more. I also announce the major new viruses in my weekly newsletter (FREE), which you can subscribe to by going to http://bayardpromotions.com and subscribe in the boxe on your left. These are not to be taken lightly, if you are a Windows IE user, the Bugbear virus will find you if you are not current with the latest updates. That is why I am telling the LIST, because this could cause considerable problems if some are not protected, as this one is spread by email, and spreads quickly. Here is an excerpt from ZDNET, which is welll known and highly respected. You must realize that when a NEW VIRUS is discovered, even the McAfee's and Nortons will not protect you until they come up with "patches" or "available upgrades", so you will have times when your computer is vulnerable, especially PC Windows users Here is a copy and paste from ZDNET """"A new e-mail virus gained a greater foothold in unpatched Windows PCs on Tuesday, spurring antivirus companies to upgrade their estimate of the virus' danger. Known as W32.Bugbear or I-Worm.Tanatos, the mass-mailing computer virus started infecting computers via e-mail on Sunday. On Tuesday, it accounted for nearly 11,000 infected e-mail messages intercepted by e-mail service provider MessageLabs' gateway servers. That placed it second to Klez.h, which accounted for about 14,000 e-mail messages.""""" MORE INFO available here http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105-960365.html Email me directly if you have questions or want the Free Newsletter or Tutorial. [log in to unmask] Sorry to be longwinded, but Computer Viruses are real tough when you get one. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn