Well, it seems like it's virus month on the Internet. HelpNet member Roxanne Munksgaard sent me an alert E-mail she had gotten from Symantec about the latest virus, "w32.Goner.A@mm." This is another mass-mailing virus, which can also spread through the ICQ and IRC networks. When a machine is infected, the virus can disable (and delete) common antivirus and firewall programs -- it's a nasty one.
The virus will arrive as an E-mail attachment to a message (quite possibly from someone you know), with the subject "Hi," which says it's sending you a screen saver. The attached file is named "gone.scr" - DO NOT OPEN IT! There are updated virus definitions available from both McAfee and Norton that will protect you from this virus. FOr more information, see: <http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> And thanks, Roxanne. Jon Jonathan Falk Pine Tree Folk School RR 2, Box 7162 Carmel, ME 04419 (207)848-2433 <http://www.ptfolkschool.org> **Folkschool-list archives are at: <http://www.mint.net/folkschool/helpnet/archives.htm> Sponsored by Pine Tree Folk School ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84vzQ.a9gqS3 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
