Another alternative is Netscape's email client. Although it's slightly more
difficult to use ( depends on who you ask ) you veer away
from the whole Microsoft trojan/worm/virus/ issues that seem to transpire
almost weekly.

As far as disinfecting goes, I either use Mcafee.com's online subscription
service or go to symantec.com and run their free virus cleaning software.
Either way works well.

-Rick
www.totallywired.net

----- Original Message -----
From: "Marian Beddill" <beddill@...>
To: <WhatcomCommunity@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 3:18 PM
Subject: [Whatcom_Webmasters] Fwd: New email virus: BadTrans-B


> If you are using a Windows system and MS LookOut Express,
> you might consider switching to another mail-reader. I use "Eudora" and
> "The Bat". Neither are subject to these virusses, worms and trojans. I
> have received that virus-attachment three or four times just today with no
> ill effects; I just delete the attachment using FileManager.
>
> Also, congratulations and kudos to our Bellingham hometown ISP "nas.com"
> for this kind of care to their customers. (I have no interest except as a
> satisfied customer.)
>
> Marian Beddill
>
> >Delivered-To: beddill@...
> >Delivered-To: nas-dist@...
> >From: Bob Finch <bob@...>
> >Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2001 12:57:11 -0800
> >To: support@...
> >Reply-To: support@...
> >Subject: New email virus: BadTrans-B
> >X-Mailer: VM 6.90 under 21.1 (patch 14) "Cuyahoga Valley" XEmacs Lucid
> >
> >BadTrans-B is a new virus that is spreading rapidly via email. It
> >exploits a bug in Outlook Express for Windows that tricks Outlook
> >Express into automatically running the virus embedded in an email
> >message when you open it.
> >
> >If you are using Outlook Express in Windows 95/98/ME/2000, please
> >install the following Microsoft security update to fix the
> >vulnerability. If you're using Windows 98 or newer, you can install
> >it via Windows Update as well.
> >
> >
>
>http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downloads/critical/q290108/default.asp
> >
> >Macintosh computers are not affected by this virus.
> >
> >For more information on the BadTrans-B virus, see:
> >
> > http://www.sarc.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.badtrans.b@mm.html
> > http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/w32badtransb.html
> > http://www.sophos.com/support/faqs/w32badtransb.html
> > http://vil.nai.com/vil/virusSummary.asp?virus_k=99069
> > http://www.europe.f-secure.com/v-descs/badtrs_b.shtml
> >
> >-- Bob
> >
> >------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >Bob Finch email: bob@...
> >Network Access Services, Inc. voice: (360) 733-9279
> >P.O. Box 28085 fax: (360) 676-0345
> >Bellingham, WA 98228-0085 WWW: http://www.nas.com/
>
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