A virus program only scans for the information that was good the day you
installed it.  It does not protect you from newly fortunately viruses.

Personally, I don't have a virus program installed because it interferes
with many other programs, plus I have doubts about how useful it is.  There
is a company named Trend that sells virus protection programs to large
networks.  I believe they update on a daily basis.  For PC users, for free
you can go there and use their program on-line to scan your drives with a
program called Housecall.  The first time you visit, it takes a while to
download the initial virus protection.  After that, each time you go you
will have a short update to download.

When I receive any *.exe attachment, I go there to scan it before opening
it.  You can get there by going to http://housecall.antivirus.com

Sylvia S. Edwards
Huntsville, Alabama
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Henry Foglino" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2000 7:44 AM
Subject: Re: [CONCH-L] VIRUS ALERT!!!!!!!!


> Carol
> I just installed a Macfee virus protection program in my computer. Will it
> protect me from stuff like this?
> Hank Foglino
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Carol B Simpson <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Thursday, March 16, 2000 8:20 AM
> Subject: VIRUS ALERT!!!!!!!!
>
>
> >i JUST HAD A CALL FROM A GOOD FRIEND WHO RECEIVED A VIRUS LAST NIGHT IN
HER
> >COMPUTER AND IT HAS COMPLETELY WIPED OUT HER HARD DRIVE.  IT GETS IN YOUR
> >ADDRESS BOOK.  IT'S CALLED PARK AVENUE.
> >
> >IF YOU SEE THIS, FOLLOWED BY THE EXE., DON'T OPEN IT.  DELETE IT
> >IMMEDIATELY!!!!!!
> >
> >CAROL
>