From: owner-edheads-digest@efohio.com (edheads-digest) To: edheads-digest@smoe.org Subject: edheads-digest V4 #280 Reply-To: edheads@efohio.com Sender: owner-edheads-digest@efohio.com Errors-To: owner-edheads-digest@efohio.com Precedence: bulk edheads-digest Monday, November 26 2001 Volume 04 : Number 280 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Virus Alert ["Ron Rosen" ] Re: Virus Alert [Thomas Farrell ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2001 21:45:12 -0800 From: "Ron Rosen" Subject: Virus Alert If you receive(d) a message from me that has an old subject and an attachment, do not open it. It is a new worm that I picked up today. It sends old emails with attachments. If you got one of these and opened it, scan your computer for infected files and follow your virus protection software's instructions for deleting this worm. Here's a link that explains this virus http://www.sarc.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.badtrans.b@mm.html I think I got rid of mine. Here's what I did: I shut down windows are restarted in MS-Dos. From there go to the windows\system or windows\systems directory (i'm not sure if Systems is plural or not). In that directory erase a file called kernel32.exe. I think that is the offending file. I rescanned using McAfee and it did not show as infected after I did this, so I think it might work ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2001 16:05:05 -0500 From: Thomas Farrell Subject: Re: Virus Alert For goodness sake, DON'T go into your Windows folder and start deleting arbitrary files, it could do *anything* to your machine, including disable it such that you may have to reinstall windows. If you're concerned about having a virus go to the computer shop and buy a good antivirus program, or download one from a reputable manufacturer, and let it either tell you precisely what to do or take care of the problem for you. Tom, safe on a mac. ------------------------------ End of edheads-digest V4 #280 *****************************