vision2020
RE: Virus Alert! Beware AnnaKourknikova!
Dear friends,
Of course there are more viruses written that are not outlook specific than
are specific so the only way to help yourself is to have a good virus
protection. The best one out there is F-Prot... not well known but beats the
pants off the competition. You can get a test version from
www.commandcom.com . The key to any virus protection software is to keep it
updated. F-Prot makes it easy and generally I update once or twice a week!
(Only takes a few seconds). If you are interested in buying the full version
you can get it locally for less than on the web!
Your brother in arms,
Shahab...
-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Hoffmann [mailto:escape@alt-escape.com]
Sent: Monday, February 12, 2001 12:07 PM
To: vision2020@moscow.com
Subject: Virus Alert! Beware AnnaKourknikova!
I just received a message with the subject "Here you have, ;o) ." The body
of the message said "Hi: Check This!" It had a .vbs file attached. Since
I received this twice (from the same party) at different email addresses, I
suspected that it was a virus. I called the sender, who confirmed
infection.
Anyone who receives a message like this (part of the attachment name is
AnnaKournikova), please delete message and attachment without opening. I
don't know what it does, but it obviously spreads through Microsoft Outlook.
I recommend that all Internet users get anti-virus software. Additionally,
you can avoid spreading viruses that you may contract by ditching Microsoft
Outlook and going to another email client. A very good one is Eudora,
available in several permutations (free, ad-supported, and paid) at
http://www.eudora.com/. If you use Eudora, I recommend changing the name
of your attachments folder for extra anti-virus protection.
Bob Hoffmann
846 Mabelle St.
Moscow, ID 83843
Tel: 208 883-0642
Fax: 877 495-2279
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