[CH] Farther.exe from the Chile Heads list

Blake Olson (blakeo@flash.net)
Tue, 21 Dec 1999 16:43:23 -0600

  I would imagine that you, wisely, deleted a virus. A wiser move still
would be to get a good antivirus program and keep it updated weekly.

Blake in San Antonio

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In a message dated 12/20/1999 10:31:32 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
jongleurdg@earthlink.net writes:

<< Hi Chileheads.  I received a message from the list with
 an executable attachment named FARTER.EXE, so what is
 the deal?  Is it a virus?  Are list messages supposed
 to contain executable attachments?
  >>

I didn't get that.  I've heard that there are new viruses that will find
a 
recent address of received mail, and disguise themselves to look like
they 
came from there, so that you won't be suspicious of the address.  Good
idea 
to delete any .exe files that aren't described by the sender.  I don't 
download anything.  Call me paranoid!

Marilyn