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Hello gang, What Ron suggests could be true, except that the Library of Congress is very protective and keeps us up to date on anti-virus software. If I didn't have McAfee Anti-Virus scanning every day and updating its virus library almost as often, one might think I was spreading this bug along. The Library's anti-virus software by McAfee has been blocking the W32/Denis worm that carries the "toy.exe" file attachment since May 2002. Here's more about it <http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_99471.htm>. (Just to make sure, I manually updated and scanned again - nothing there.) Sorry folks, but it's more likely that the problem is with a list member who doesn't not have current anti-virus software. In this case, it looks like the offending computer knows about my address and the address for the amfellows list... which could be anyone on the list. All you need is this worm, and email addresses in your address book or your email archive to spread it. (How these are spread depends on the virus or worm.) And so, I continue to preach... If you don't have it, please get anti-virus software and subscribe to the update service. Please get the the updates often, and please run the software daily and with your email uploads. By the way, for "ad-ware," "spy-ware," and their ilk, I've been very happy with Spybot, available here: <http://www.safer-networking.org/>. (Note, I prefer the Univ. of Michigan download page, which is just a link, and not a trip to another site. If it doesn't come up right away, you may reload the site's download page until it does, or just use another download site.) Betty At 07:36 AM 4/30/2004, you wrote: >---------------------- Information from the mail header >----------------------- >Poster: Ron Stoloff <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Re: IMPORTANT: Delete "Re: Document" I didn't send it either >------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Betty, > >You may have actually sent it - without your knowledge. > >Make sure you have an up-to-the-date antivirus list and program and run a >scan - today. > >At 05:34 PM 4/29/2004, you wrote: > >Hello gang, > > > >This is really getting on my nerves. I didn't send "Re: Document" either. > >Someone evil and wicked is spoofing [log in to unmask] again today. > > > >I'm not sure what the file, "toy.exe" that is attached to this message is > >because my anti-virus software deleted it. Whatever you do... don't > open it! > > > >Betty > > > > _________________________________________________________ > >