[Elfsea] ALERT SARCW32 Virus!!!

[Armand Dragonetti]

Thanks for the follow up. I got 4 copies of it from you this morning
(although I didn't get infected) and was just about to try getting in touch
with you. I'm glad you were already aware of it and posted a link to the
anecdote. :-) By the way, over this last week, I've received this same virus
in 3 or more emails per day, each day from other folks. I can't always tell
where it's coming from though. Could be business contacts or SCA'ers, or
both.

To the populace in general, the relatively low cost of virus detection
software is a small insurance premium compared to the aggravation of getting
hit and sharing it with our friends. But also be sure to keep your virus
definitions files up-to-date. Please don't anyone think it can't happen to
you, or think to yourself, "I know how to use my computer safely, I never
open attachments, etc." It happens to even the most experienced of computer
users. Otherwise, these things wouldn't spread so far and fast.

-=Armand=-
Elfsea Virtual Scribe

----- Original Message -----
From: "S. McFarlane" <tanwyn at flash.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 4:05 AM
Subject: [Elfsea] ALERT SARCW32 Virus!!!


> This has attacked my computer  last night
> Don't open any email  with ATTACHMENTS from me S.Mcfarlane/Steve Mcfarlane
> /Tanwyn/S&S firearms
> file names:
>  Gift list,  Nov A&S, ~adds1
> may be others
>
>
> Go to Norton's website for more info
> My machine is clean again!!!!
>
> here is the fix.... if you have gotten it
> http://www.sarc.com/avcenter/FixSirc.com
>
> I'm Sorry, for this big hassel!
> My  Virus Detector missed it, I had been getting  hit with a bunch of
> attachment emails, on the business account
> ( which were quickly deleted ).... but one must have gotten opened .. I
> don't know.
>
> Tanwyn~