I'm not tracking it in any way, but the one which actually infected my computer came from a musician who is not in any way connected to the labor movement that I know of. (Norton has fended off a lot of them from other sources - I think the number of lists I belong to is probably a factor but that's just a guess). -cynthia
-----Original Message----- From: Jane Livingston [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 9:26 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [folkschool-list] Another virus alert - GONER I'm wondering if anyone is tracking who's getting these viruses? Is it coincidence that so often it seems to be folks involved in labor organizing who report these attacks (on this listserve)? -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 10:57 PM Subject: Re: [folkschool-list] Another virus alert - GONER >I have to tell you that I never laughed so loud! Thanks for the good one. Also, >I had over 14 of the Goner emails titled "Hi" -- all of which I deleted and >deleted again. And about 24 emails warning me not to open it -- all of which I >deleted. And about a dozen from our list serve with HelpNet -- all of which I >read. So, I go around singing "What's it all about, Alfie?" Gets me through the >day. Thank you Jon for being there! In solidarity, Roxanne > >Jane Livingston wrote: > >> thanks for reminding me to chuckle, Paul! >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Paul Schroeder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Date: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 8:54 AM >> Subject: Re: [folkschool-list] Another virus alert - GONER >> >> >It's a good thing I spent those 6 years in the zendo or I'd by now be >> >dividing the world into good and evil. >> >Ahem - in a moment of non-pointedness of mind (5 p.m., going home, opening >> >a message from a person I trusted - whose only complicity was being a user >> >of Outlook and having me in the address book) I became a victim of >> >goner.ter (new extension for terrorist use only), and devoted 4 hours of my >> >life to fixing this. Unfortunately, if I had just waited it would have been >> >5 minutes, since I followed directions posted by Norton while they were >> >still on the upward slope of their learning curve. By late evening they had >> >posted an automatic fix that took care of everything - before then, while >> >the damage was far from "fatal" (how our vocabulary gets warped by online >> >jargon), it was a royal mess. At dinner I announced to my family, excuse my >> >language group, but people who do this sort of thing are real ass*. I think >> >Norton protects us better than the US government and I'm finally ready to >> >privatize. Norton for President. >> >Paul S. >> > >> >At 07:53 AM 12/05/2001 -0500, you wrote: >> >>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] >> ml> >> >> >> >>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 >> >> >> >> >> > >> >**Folkschool-list archives are at: >> ><http://www.mint.net/folkschool/helpnet/archives.htm> >> > Sponsored by Pine Tree Folk School >> > >> > >> > >> >> **Folkschool-list archives are at: >> <http://www.mint.net/folkschool/helpnet/archives.htm> >> Sponsored by Pine Tree Folk School >> > >**Folkschool-list archives are at: ><http://www.mint.net/folkschool/helpnet/archives.htm> > Sponsored by Pine Tree Folk School > > **Folkschool-list archives are at: <http://www.mint.net/folkschool/helpnet/archives.htm> Sponsored by Pine Tree Folk School **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 ==^================================================================
