Re: Virus Warning of Posts from Geraldine

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I also got a warning from Norton:

<snip>The attachment: " images.pif " to the message: " Re: Re:

[ ] G's question " <end snip> was infected with

the W32.Badtrans.13312@mm virus.

For some reason this list, among more than a dozen lists that I'm

a member, has more virus warnings than any other, and some of the

other lists produce 150+ emails per day.

Is this just a passing threat or is this a constant problem?

It almost makes one suspect that (and I'm not accusing Geraldine

or any legitimate member of this list) that they are being

intentionally planted.

Isn't there some way that the posts can be " cleaned/scanned "

before they post to the list?

To whom should I direct my concerns? Is there is a list

moderator, I must have missed who that is when I signed up.

I would appreciate any help and answers/suggestions that any of

you have.

Thanks

Dave Perkins

" enjoy being "

email: dperkins@...

web site: www.betterwayhealth.com

[ ] Virus Warning of Posts from Geraldine

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> >Posts from Geraldine contain a virus.

> Do not open these.

> The virus is W32.Badtrans.13312@mm and is detected by the

latest Norton

> Antivirus.

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> Would the moderator please stop posts from Geraldine

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> Thankyou

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> >Posts from Geraldine contain a virus.

> Do not open these.

> The virus is W32.Badtrans.13312@mm and is detected by the latest

Norton

> Antivirus.

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> Would the moderator please stop posts from Geraldine

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> Thankyou

does she relise she has the virus,when I was on another group,i

didn't realise someone had sent me the virus,so when i posted i sent

it on,(not to this group,as i wasn't a member).

thankfully i am now clean,and immediately un subscribed from the

group,we have enough worries with cancer,than having to deal with

this kind of rubbish

trae

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What I'm seeing on other groups about this virus is that when we post to the

group, infected computer sends " attachment " emails to those who posted. So I

don't think this has something to do with them posting to the group. One

person in my other group was on no-mail, has not posted. I had to unsub her

until her computer is well. I've also heard from a group member on another

group that her Norton didn't catch it either.

--

Yumi Guidotti

yumig@...

[Guest guest]

Re: virus warnings

" I would appreciate any help and answers/suggestions that any of

you have "

That's very easy! DON'T OPEN ANY ATTACHMENTS!!!!

Anyone who opens up an attachment from anyone on these

lists is very, very foolish indeed.

Also, anyone who sends a message as an attachment should

understand that the smart people will never see what they want

to communicate because the message will be deleted, sight

unseen.

I don't even open attachments from my relatives unless there

is a personalized note in the message from them telling me they

sent the attachment.

It's really very simple!

Re: [ ] Virus Warning of Posts from Geraldine

> I also got a warning from Norton:

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I go one step further. If they say what they are sending in the attachment,

I still don't open it unless they call me to inform me that they sent an

attachment for me to open and what it is. I believe there are some viruses

that can tell you what is in the attachment. In addition, they still may

have a virus on their machine and not know it, so always be sure you have an

update virus protection program. I now do online virus protection that

gives you daily updates if they are available, even though I was

hesitant....but after I spent hours trying to get a virus off a machine and

finally had to reformat the hard drive, I now feel it's worth it.

So, although attachments are easier for the sender, like you said, they

won't get read by many.

Melinda

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In a message dated 4/30/01 9:57:54 AM, need_high_yield@... writes:

<< That's very easy! DON'T OPEN ANY ATTACHMENTS!!!! >>

Can't we just ask the list owner to set the list so that it does not accept

attachments? That would resolve the entire problem.

Liz