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1 posted on 12/14/2004 5:50:23 PM PST by Tumbleweed_Connection

To: Tumbleweed_Connection

If you have a good anti-virus scanner to scan your e-mail you're safe. If you see a Christmas Card greeting in your in-box, delete it.

2 posted on 12/14/2004 5:53:19 PM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)

To: Tumbleweed_Connection

Per Symantec, Win32.Erkez.D, also known as Win32.Zafi.D [Computer Associates], Zafi.D [F-Secure], W32/Zafi.d@MM [McAfee], W32/Zafi.D.worm [Panda], W32/Zafi-D [Sophos], WORM_ZAFI.D [Trend Micro] is a new, highly wild and distributed worm that causes medium damage.

Sounds like a good idea not to open it, even if you do have a good anti-virus pack installed.

4 posted on 12/14/2004 6:32:01 PM PST by dr_pat (Life is sexually transmitted.)

To: Tumbleweed_Connection

I'm sure it will infect our home computer. My wife's silly girlfriends forward this kind of stuff to her without fail.

5 posted on 12/14/2004 6:34:04 PM PST by Fitzcarraldo

To: Tumbleweed_Connection; All

Help for viruses and malware:

Ad-Aware ... Spybot ... Peper Uninstaller ... HijackThis... CWShredder ... Spyware Blaster ... IE Spyad ... Free online Virus scan ... AVG AntiVirus ... LSPfix ... How to Show Hidden Files ... How to boot into Safe Mode ... How did I get infected in the first place?

Things you need--(all FREE)
Anti-Virus
AVG Anti-Virus version 7 (free) release available...

Avast
Firewall
Kerio(Direct Download) Zone Alarm

If are using zone alarm it may slow your PC. Try Outpost Firewall http://www.agnitum.com/products/outpost or Sygate Firewall http://www.sygate.com/ both have FREE and Pro versions and are heads above ZA.
Misc.
IE Spyads SpywareBlaster Spyware Guard
Windows Update- you must keep updated, it is the start of a secure system-
get all CRITICAL Updates

Things you want(Still Free)

I use Firefox PR1 and IMHO, beats the sox off MS Explorer. Life is good with tabs. Click the link and give it a try.

Ad-Aware
Spybot S&D

SpywareBlaster
MS MVP Hosts file

Mike Lin's Homepage and get the Startup Control Panel and Startup Monitor tools.

The best forum for malware removal:

-SWI Forums-

Three fast suggestions?

1- keep your OS updated-- first line of defense.
2- use another browser besides IE... even that old Netscape 4.7 you forgot about on a free disc is better, but you will like Firefox- try it today.
3- set up a home network and hide behind a hardware firewall.

7 posted on 12/15/2004 12:41:43 AM PST by backhoe (Just an old Keyboard Cowboy, ridin' the Trackball into the Dawn of Information...)

To: Tumbleweed_Connection

16 posted on 12/15/2004 1:44:04 AM PST by this_ol_patriot

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