> With thanks to Paul Ashton of the Social Policy list...
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> As we approach the holiday season, once again there have been a rash of virus infections. Badtrans is currently the most irritating.
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> It may be worth repeating previous advice designed to reduce infections:
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> 1) Set your options to send and receive mail as plain text. This avoids your machine automatically processing attachments.
> 2) Do not send attachments other than by arrangement to people you know. This includes greetings cards, however funny and appropriate.
> 3) Delete messages sent to you with attachments unread unless the message is one you were expecting to receive with an attachment (eg you had prior warning that the message would be sent and the sender specified that it would have an attachment).
> 4) Any file with a double extension (eg .dot.exe; .cir.doc; .phb.trs etc.) is highly likely to be a virus. Delete the message and empty your 'deleted items' folder at an early opportunity.
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> If, despite these precautions, you get infected, the following may help. It is specific to the Badtrans virus.
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> From Paul Ashton -
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> Info: http://www.europe.f-secure.com/v-descs/badtrans.shtml
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> You can download the patch to prevent infection from;
> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downloads/critical/q290108/default.asp
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> Links to detailed information on how to remove;
> http://www.sophos.com/support/faqs/w32badtransb.html
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> http://vil.nai.com/vil/virusSummary.asp?virus_k=99069
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> Stephen Rennie (listowner)
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