[Paddlewise] virus among us still?

Hi Paddlewisers,

After posting a reply to the group yesterday to Steve's inquiry on 
Mid-september destinations, I got a message from "Ron and Barb" 
<rbdunningtons1_at_home.com> with some fragments of Steve's query and an 
attachment. The only text added was "Take a look to the attachment." Since 
this stilted English was the same as used by a virus we talked about a few 
weeks back (one which sends itself to everyone in your email account), I 
tried to email Ron and Barb. The only rely was what I believe is the virus 
sending itself again as an attachment. So:

1. Be careful. It seems the virus is still going round.

2. Is anyone able to contact Ron and Barb by other means than email, to let 
them know they've been infected?

Philip Torrens
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>From: "Ron and Barb" <rbdunningtons1_at_home.com>
>To: <skerries_at_hotmail.com>
>Subject: Re: Re: Re: [Paddlewise] Mid-Sept Destinations--Help
>Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2001 07:43:44 -0700
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>'Philip Torrens' wrote:
>====
>- Hi Ron and Barb,
>-
>- Did you in fact send me an email with an attachment? I'm leery because 
>the
>- slightly odd English "Take a look to the attachment" is the same used 
>with a
>- virus that was going around a couple of weeks ago. So your system may 
>have a
>- virus that automatically sends itself to addresses in your email account.
>- If it was you who send the message, please don't take this personally, 
>but I
>- don't open attachments from people I don't know personally ...'
>
>
> > Take a look to the attachment.
>
>
><< searchURL.scr >>






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