At 10:46 AM 1/22/2003, John Rodgers wrote: >It's a virus! I got a pps attachment , and my son got one as well. >Delete that sucker!!! It could be a virus -- but .pps is the standard extension for a Microsoft PowerPoint slideshow file.
>There are viruses out there that get into the address book, create an >e-mail and send it out. Or dozens, or hundreds... > It appears that it came from someone you know, >but in fact it is the virus doing its thing to perpetuate itself and >spread. Could be indeed.. > If you don't know who it came from, or don't have a personal >confirmation from the sender, DO NOT OPEN IT. It will enter your machine >and create havoc!!! Good advice really. Any unknown/unexpected email attachment should be treated with powerful suspicion verging on the paranoid. david -- David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage" '85 GL "Poor Relation" |
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