[Ham-Computers] Need help with a virus

[johngadd at comcast.net]

I hope you did a virus definations UPDATE before you ran the scan. There are about 400 NEW virus each week. 

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> On Mon, 2005-01-24 at 20:40, Brian K. Gaskamp wrote: 
> > I have ran her Norton Anti-virus several times and it says the system is 
> > virus free. 
> 
> I'm going to guess that your wife's system isn't infected. I don't 
> remember the specifics of Beagle, but quite a few of them hijack address 
> books and forge the FROM: address. Odds are this is someone who had HER 
> address in their addressbook and got themselves infected. 
> 
> Unless you're really good with headers, don't bother investigating. 
> You've already determined your wife's system is clean. 
> 
> If you'd like the specifics, go to www.symantec.com and look up Beagle. 
> 
> 
> Best of luck, 
> jeff 
> 
> 
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