From: "Joy Hobbs" <>
Subject: Re: [TXBURNET] SirCam Virus/ I'm Free
Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2001 05:15:53 -0500
References: <9b.19a01026.28aea90a@aol.com> <007801c1276c$696eb9e0$ac77f8d8@pavilion> <3B7DCE7E.E0FDA698@tstar.net>
My personal suggestion, if you don't have good anti-virus programs, get a
yahoo e-mail account just for this reason. They do tend to keep up on the
recent viruses, although NOTHING is fool proof. Forward ANY email with an
attachment to this new email account of yours & scan with their easy to use
scan program.
It might keep you from cleaning up a mess on your computer.
Joy
----- Original Message -----
From: JoAnn Myers <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, August 17, 2001 9:10 PM
Subject: Re: [TXBURNET] SirCam Virus/ I'm Free
> This and other viruses come in on attachments that MUST BE OPENED (.exe
> files) before the virus can do any damage. This particular virus
> identifed as the SirCam Virus is particularly sneaky because the message
> sent appears to be from someone asking for your help and many times the
> attachment file name is hidden from view if you use Outlook Express.
>
> This virus DOES NOT come from an e-mail list. Rootsweb does not allow
> ANY attachments on its lists, probably for this very reason.
>
> Please read more about this and other viruses at:
> MacAfee < http://vil.mcafee.com/dispVirus.asp?virus_k=99141&>; and
> Norton < http://www.sarc.com/avcenter/venc/data/ type="text/javascript">DisplayMail('mm.html','w32.sircam.worm');>
>
> ...and be careful about opening attachments! Keep your anti-virus
> software up-to-date.
>
> Sincerely
> JoAnn Myers
>
> Joy Hobbs wrote:
> >
> > Not to seem ignorant, (well, I am sometimes) but I thought you had to
> > actually open the attachment to acquire any of the viruses? Am I
wrong?
> > Joy
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <>
> > To: <>
> > Sent: Friday, August 17, 2001 12:06 PM
> > Subject: [TXBURNET] SirCam Virus/ I'm Free
> >
> > > I was given the SirCam virus on the 13th, the 14th I had started my
> > computer
> > > to find that I had not just one of them, but 3. I was so disappointed,
it
> > has
> > > taken me 3 days to make sure that I do not have it, and I am now virus
> > free,
> > > at least until someone gives it to me again. I know it was from the
list,
> > but
> > > am unable to find who. This virus was very sneaky, it got in
undetected,
> > > until my computer was restarted. I do hope that if anyone has gotten
any
> > > messages from me after the 13th, they were not from me. I have been
off
> > line
> > > since I found that I had it, I do hope everyone will scan their
computers
> > > just in case, be very causious, as I had to reformat and recover my
> > computer
> > > after getting rid of this virus. It was the only way. So if I have
missed
> > > anything (which I know I have) please email me anything that you think
I
> > may
> > > be interested in, By the way Janice, I am in need of the rest of those
> > Death
> > > records that you had been listing on the web. Thank you to all, and I
am
> > back
> > > online.
> > > Roberta Fenno Kent
> > >
> > >
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