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From: Lee <>
Subject: Re: Re: [HudsonRV] ADMIN MSG - another virus/worm warning- Sasser
Date: Mon, 3 May 2004 19:47:27 -0400


Carol,

If the messages says your email could not be delivered and you don't know the people,than hit DELETE without opening them. Do not take a chance on them being a virus

I hope you and everyone else has a good anti-virus and keeps it current. A good personal firewall also helps. In the case of the latest Sasser virus, an update to Windows XP is available from Microsoft to close the loophole used by the virus.

Everyone should look at the microsofthome page at www.msn.com and at least evaluate the critical updates available for there version of windows. It can prevent many problems.

Lee

>
> From: "Carol Bain" <>
> Date: 2004/05/03 Mon PM 06:21:15 EDT
> To:
> Subject: Re: [HudsonRV] ADMIN MSG - another virus/worm warning- Sasser
>
> I have 5 messages in my e-mail from people that I don't know, so I haven't
> opened them. However, it says that it's MY mail that cannot be delivered to
> them!! Any ideas what I should do about that? I'm afraid to reply to them.
> Should I just delete them without opening them? Thanks for any help.
> Best Always,
> Carol
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Pat Connors" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Monday, May 03, 2004 2:37 PM
> Subject: [HudsonRV] ADMIN MSG - another virus/worm warning- Sasser
>
>
> > This new one is not spread from emails but though the internet. It
> > started in Europe and is spreading at a rapid rate across the world as
> > we all wake up and turn on our computers. Here is a blurb from the
> > Rueters news service.
> >
> > > "If you take a normal Windows PC and connect to the Internet, you will
> > > be infected in 10 minutes (without protection)," Mikko Hypponen,
> > > Anti-Virus research director at Finnish data security firm F-Secure
> > > <FSC1V.HE>, told Reuters.
> > >
> > > "It seems to be gradually getting worse, but it could jump as the U.S.
> > > wakes up," he said.
> > >
> > > F-Secure says the worm, which surfaced over the weekend, automatically
> > > spreads via the Internet to computers using the Microsoft <MSFT.O>
> > > Windows operating system, especially Windows 2000 and XP.
> > >
> > > The spread of the virus has been muted so far, Hypponen said, as it
> > > emerged on a weekend, and with holidays closing offices in places like
> > > the United Kingdom and Japan on Monday.
> > >
> > > But the spread was expected to worsen as the work week hits its
> > > stride, Hypponen said, adding he believes the worm originated in Russia.
> > >
> > Here is info about it from Norton's Symantic Security:
> >
> http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.sasser.b.worm.html
> >
> > There are two precautions you need to take to protect yourself from
> > these types of attacks which seem to becoming prevalent.
> > 1. Get regular updated patches from Microsoft at:
> > http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com
> > 2. Get a firewall program.
> >
> > Saturday night, I was warned by my ISP (SBC) of this coming threat.
> > Yesterday, I was in San Francisco all day and when I got home late last
> > night. I took care of my email and forgot about it. This morning I had
> > another email from my ISP and at the time I was reading it, on the
> > radio, they were reporting about the Sasser. So I stopped reading my
> > mail and updated my Windows patches and finally bought a Norton Firewall
> > ($50) and four hours later have all installed. One of the Window
> > patches I downloaded was a program to alert me when a new security patch
> > was available. That way I can't forget to do regular checks.
> >
> > I know virus/worm protection is not genealogy related but since we are
> > all doing genealogy on the computer it is important to be aware of the
> > newest ways to protect ourselves. As the list administrator I believe
> > it is my duty to bring these warnings to you attention.
> >
> > Now, I need some help since I am ignorant on how this firewall is
> > working and getting all these strange messages about files trying to
> > invade my computer when surfing from website to website. The dialog
> > boxes asks me if I want to block the file, and I don't know what I am
> > actually blocking. Does anyone know where I can go on the net to find
> > out more? Thanks.
> >
> > --
> > Pat Connors, Sacramento CA, list admin
> > http://www.connorsgenealogy.com
> > All outgoing mail virus free, scanned by Norton
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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