Cob: Another @#$% virus made it through

[Shannon C. Dealy]

Sorry folks, another virus managed to slip through the filters, though
since it came in the form of a bounce from another computer, I think
(hope) that it is not a hazard to anyone's computers.  Due to the manner
in which it made it through, you may not even be aware that it routed to
you from the coblist, and hopefully, it was filtered before it reached
most of you.  In any case, this hole has (hopefully) been plugged for
good, though this doesn't mean there aren't other holes.  Given the
massive rise in viruses in the last few weeks (not just the latest one on
the news), hopefully everyone is:

   A - running anti-virus software
   B - is updating the software on a regular basis

In most cases when a virus is sent to the coblist, it means that someone
on the list has a computer that is infected (since most viruses use
information on the computer they have infected to propagate themselves),
It might be a good time to check your system for viruses by updating your
anti-virus software (or installing some if you don't have it), since there
is a roughly one in 500 chance that it originated from your computer.

Sorry for the off topic posting, but when a virus makes it through to
the list, I think it needs to be reported.  If you have any questions or
comments, please email me privately.


Shannon C. Dealy      |               DeaTech Research Inc.
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