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a new virus alert !!

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Janet 693215

Janet 693215 Report 5 Apr 2004 15:11

Can I suggest AVG anti virus software.It is free and has saved me about 50 times from the dreaded viruses in the last month.You can right mouse button click on any attachment and it will scan it for viruses.I don't know wether the case is the same if you use outlook though.(I've got Poco)

susie manterfield(high wycombe)

susie manterfield(high wycombe) Report 5 Apr 2004 14:38

ive just had an email,supposedly from ebay. its asking me to verify all my details again or my membership will expire i havent done any thing yet,but im pretty certain its a virus could somebody verify this for me susie

ஐ+*¨^¨*+e+*¨^¨*+ஐ Mildred Honkinbottom

ஐ+*¨^¨*+e+*¨^¨*+ஐ Mildred Honkinbottom Report 5 Apr 2004 14:27

Hi all, Ive got another simular one this morning with the attatchment as Doc. it was another simular mail notification faliure. I diddn't recognise the sender or anything else in the properties so deleted it...........Funnily though, Norton MISSED it !!!!! Iv'e done a full system scan & live update too ! maybe its so new it hasnt been given a name yet !! Elaine x

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 5 Apr 2004 10:32

The trouble is that we are now all so jumpy that, if you are like le, you delete everything you don't recognise. Last week we deleted a message that said 're your holiday'. Unfortunately it was just that, a message from Spain. if we had looked at it we would have realised sooner tat they had messed up our flights for september. Luckily this time it didn't matter, plenty of time and a hard copy followed, so hopefully they are sorting it out. The unfortunate thing was that the delay meant that he most suitable flight from the most suitable airport was fully booked. i will still delete everything i don't recognise though. Ann Glos

Researching:
Photo spring Researching Somerset, Dorset, Hampshire, Derbyshire, Staffs, Devon, Glamorganshire. Ingram, Masters, Tamblyn, Knight, Warner, Bate, Allen, Riggs, Dominey, Duffin

VIVinHERTS

VIVinHERTS Report 4 Apr 2004 20:02

Thanks Elaine, Yet another blinkin virus to watch out for. Getting really fed up with them now. Do these people have nothing better to do than to write viruses to harm other peoples computers? Viv.

Researching:
Researching Tucker in London/Australia. Cliff in U.S.A. Fuller, Eaton & Sa(u)nders(on) in Bedfordshire. Turner, Morley, Blythe & Webb in Cambridgeshire/Suffolk. Want in Hertfordshire.

ஐ+*¨^¨*+e+*¨^¨*+ஐ Mildred Honkinbottom

ஐ+*¨^¨*+e+*¨^¨*+ஐ Mildred Honkinbottom Report 4 Apr 2004 17:53

Hello All................................................. Good old Norton has just picked up a virus email.................. W32 (.)sober(.)(at)mm _____________________________________________________________________________________-- It varies from email to email but mine was from webmaster at hotmail dot com, and the subject was mail delivery failiure._______________________________________ it also had Teaco Nets web address and the words-----Mail scanner, no virus found......Tesco Antivirus_________ TESCO NET DOES NOT HAVE THEIR OWN ANTIVIRUS!!! _____________________________________________ please be alert !************ Elaine x *************