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Re: Virus Warning
From:
"w. cary anderson" <[log in to unmask]>
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Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Thu, 29 Nov 2001 20:34:38 -0600
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I got a reply from Dot Burford re my query about the George.  It contained a
virus.  The Dot is on a role.  Lots of people are getting messages from her.
Warn your contacts  I was able to quaranteen it, but still don't know how to
take care of it there.  Everything is safe, but watch out for Dot.
----- Original Message -----
From: "H. B. Gill" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 7:16 PM
Subject: Re: Virus Warning


> Peter,
> Was the posting from "Dot Burford" to the Virginia History list?  If so,
it
> didn't show up on my  computer. Is it possible that my anti virus program
> intercepted it?
> I hope all is going well with you and your family.
> Best...
> Harold
>
> At 03:38 PM 11/29/2001 -0600, you wrote:
> >Dear list members:
> >
> >I just got a response to my recent posting on the "List of the Living
..."
> >from "Dot Burford [[log in to unmask]]" which contained a copy of
> >w32.badtrans.b @mm.  Fortunately my Anti Virus picked this up and cleaned
it
> >up, but when I sent a note to the above mentioned address warning them of
> >their problem, I got a return of undeliverable.
> >
> >So, some one of us must be infected and is unknowingly sending out this
> >virus with spoofed return addresses.  Perhaps everyone had best check to
see
> >that their virus protection is up to date, and that their machines are
> >clean.
> >
> >I hope whoever has been victimized can recover without serious loss of
data.
> >
> >Peter V. Bergstrom, PhD
> >Manager, Information Systems, Lighthouse Institute
> >Archivist, Illinois Addiction Studies Archive
> >Chestnut Health Systems
> >720 W. Chestnut St.
> >Bloomington, IL
> >
> >Webmaster  http://www.chestnut.org
> >
> >Peter V. Bergstrom, PhD
> >Manager, Information Systems, Lighthouse Institute
> >Archivist, Illinois Addiction Studies Archive
> >Chestnut Health Systems
> >720 W. Chestnut St.
> >Bloomington, IL
> >
> >Webmaster  http://www.chestnut.org
> >
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