Hello If you opened the mail with the snowwhite joke your computer is infected with it, it actually is not a virus but an e mail worm, please go here for the full information: http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.hybris.gen.html I urge everyone who is on the internet to get a good virus program, Norton's has been recommended to me by several computer repair men, and set the program to check DAILY for virus updates, this protects you and your friends that you e mail to. I got a virus from a friend,t hat cost me 200.00 to clean out!!!!! It is well worth the $30.00 or so to protect your machine, but the key is you must set it to check for updates each day as new viruses are out all the time. I had McAffee and it failed me, Nortons is much better!!!! Here is how the ha ha ha snowwhite worm works : When the worm attachment is executed, the Wsock32.dll file is modified or replaced. Once the worm has infected wsock32.dll, it has the abilty to monitor the Internet connection as well as incoming and outgoing email traffic. The worm then scans for email addresses. When an email address is detected whether on an Internet site or in email being sent or received, the worm waits for a period of time and then sends an infected message to the detected address. > Poster: Mary Jozwiak IBCLC <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: Ha,ha,ha virus > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- > > I have also received this message with the begining of a "snow white" joke > in it. Thinking it was a joke from a friend I opened it, nothing happened. > I have since received this message half a dozen times and I just delete it. > My system has not been violated by a virus. I don't know what this thing is. > > Mary Jozwiak IBCLC, LLLL, AAPL > Private Practice > > *********************************************** > The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned > LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) > mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: > http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html > *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html