Yes, he is not joking. I just got it from him, and luckily I have all of
the latest patches and whatnot, so...
By the way, you are incorrect - the virus that you are infected with is
actually called the "w32/badtrans@mm", not w32/badtrans.b@mm man. And it's
actually a worm, not a virus...
For every email you send, it sends the virus every time to people in your
addy book.
So, stopping emailing people would solve the prob. until you get it off of
your box.
-somrux.
http://www.somrux.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Devine" <rdevine@mindspring.com>
To: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 3:17 PM
Subject: [idm] Virus Warning!!!! for real
quoted 1 line a virus was sent to my account, and the schematic records server last
> a virus was sent to my account, and the schematic records server last
night.
quoted 19 lines Please be advised, and take note. It only affects Windows users (with
> Please be advised, and take note. It only affects Windows users (with
> Outlook Express email systems). The virus name is W32.Badtrans.B@mm.
> Sorry for any trouble this might have caused to anyone..please do not open
> any attachments that might have leaked from my acount. Make sure your
> antivirus software has the latest updater definitions, because it went
> un-detected the first time Norton Scan for it, on my systems...once
> again..sorry for any trouble this might have caused....
>
> thanks
>
> richard
>
>
>
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