tojones
08-21-2003, 02:22 PM
Ok folks, there are some new viruses out there. I am getting sent viruses from all sorts of people and it's causing my email box to fill up and not allow legitimate email through. This is the purpose of those viruses. They are effective because folks think that because they have antivirus software, they are virus free and protected. That's simply not the case. Everyone must update their virus scan software with new DAT files regularly in order for them to catch the new viruses. If you do not, you're working without a net. You're also causing problems for everyone else you have in your address book. Also, after you install the new dat files, you need to do a system scan to see if your computer is infected and then download the necessary virus removal tools from your virus scanner software vendor website. There also may be patches that you need to download from microsoft to patch your Windows version. I know there are users that are having the same problem with viruses being sent to them. NEVER open an attachment from someone they don't tell you exactly what it is ahead of time and never open one with the extension of .pif, .scr, or .exe as these are normally viruses that will infect your computer. If you have questions regarding viruses, contact your virus scanner vendor or visit their website. Do not email me about it as I simply can't answer specific questions about your computers.
Thanks,
Tim
Thanks,
Tim