FreeLists / va-bird / [va-bird] IMPORTANT MESSAGE

[Brenda Tekin <bt8x@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have received permission to post this special message along with urgent 
request that you please check you computer for possible virus.

Dear fellow listserv members,

Several individuals, myself included,  have noted a substantial increase in 
number of virus messages in recent days.  These messages most often times 
contain garbage and appear to be addressed from individuals you 
know.  Without going into details, this is, in most instances, the virus 
that has invaded someone's list of email addresses and is now sending out 
garbage messages to those email addresses stored on the infected computer.

Today a message was sent to a fellow listserv member that was addressed 
from me although I had not sent them a message.  In talking with our 
computer tech, we're in agreement someone out there (quite possibly more 
than one) has an infected computer and the email list stored on their C 
drive has been invaded by a virus that has now captured that list and is 
generating virus infected messages.  The computer tech also said it's 
possible the virus is sending to the listserv addresses.  This happens 
"behind the scenes" so individual with infected computer may not notice a 
problem.

Unfortunately there are quite a few individuals who still do not utilize 
care in opening attachments and worse yet, do not have updated virus 
protection software.

For those of you with virus scanning software, could you make sure you have 
updated virus definitions following individual program instructions and run 
a scan for possible virus.

For those of you who do not have virus protection software, PLEASE do 
yourself and others a big favor and purchase a good virus protection 
software program.  I personally use Norton Antivirus on both home and 
office computers.  (I am in no way affiliated with Symantec Norton.)

Thanks and watch out for those attachments!

Brenda Tekin
Charlottesville, VA

P.S.  Responses should be directed to bt8x@xxxxxxxxxxxx and not reply back 
to listserv.

Brenda Tekin, Financial & Personnel Administrator
Dept. of Sociology, University of Virginia
P.O.Box 400766, Charlottesville, VA  22904-4766
(434) 924-6509 / brendatekin@xxxxxxxxxxxx

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