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Janet's back.......HOORAY!!!!!!! Joan Hartman ----- Original Message ----- From: janet paterson <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 1999 12:21 PM Subject: FWD: EMAIL VIRUS WARNING : Do NOT Open or read "links.vbx" attachment > >Date: Wed, 1 Dec 1999 09:15:44 -0500 > >From: Internet Direct Announcements <[log in to unmask]> > >Subject: EMAIL VIRUS WARNING : Do NOT Open or read "links.vbx" attachment > >To: undisclosed-recipients:; > > > >Emergency System Message: December 1, 1999 > >--------------------------------------------------------------- > > > >EMAIL VIRUS WARNING : Do NOT Open or read "links.vbx" > >attachment > > > >Please be advised that should you receive an email from > >anyone with the attachment LINKS.VBS please DO NOT open > >this email attachment. DELETE it immediately. > > > >VBS.Freelink is a worm that will work under Windows and > >affects MS Outlook users. It automatically sends an > >email with an attachment of itself to everyone in your > >contact list, similar to the Melissa virus. The Subject: > >line says "Check this". In the body of the message it > >says "Have fun with these links. Bye." > > > >Please see: > >http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/vbs.freelink.html > >for details on this virus and the way to clean it from your > >system if you have contracted it. Once again, Internet Direct > >encourages all customers to use extreme caution when dealing > >with unsolicited attachments. Please note that our staff have > >been instructed never to send attachments to customers without > >fully explaining their use and purpose. If you receive an > >attachment from any staff member without details on running > >it, please notify us at: [log in to unmask] If you receive an > >unsolicited attachment from a stranger, delete it. If you > >receive an unsolicited attachment from a friend, contact them > >and ensure that they know that they sent it, what it is for, > >and whether or not they have run anti-virus software on it > >before passing it along. > >--------------------------------------------------------------- > > janet paterson > 52 now / 41 dx / 37 onset > e-mail - [log in to unmask] > web-site - http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Village/6263/ >