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Just curious, but why did you open a .vbs file that arrived by email
anyway?
--- In realtraders@xxxx, CRLeBeau@xxxx wrote:
> I am sending this message from my laptop so no virus attached.
>
> A few minutes ago my desktop computer was infected by an e-mail
virus known
> as "
> "VBS/SST.gen@xx virus" it is contained in a
file "homepage.HTML.vbs" and it
> is commonly known as the "HomepageVirus". The virus has already
sent a
> message to everyone in my address book telling them to "Check out
this
> homepage. Pretty cool!" and I have unknowingly infected many
friends and
> associates.
>
> I have been paying money to McAfee Online for a supposed state of
the art
> virus protection product that is updated almost every day but
somehow this
> virus slipped by. Very disappointing. This is the first time I
have been
> infected with any virus because I am very careful. I was able to
get the
> info above only after I found out I was infected and had already
sent the
> virus to everyone else in my desktop address book.
>
> Any info about what else this virus might do to my computer and how
to get
> rid of it would be appreciated. I am not a computer wizard so even
the most
> basic advice would be helpful.
>
> Fortunately I monitor this realtraders list from my laptop which
has not been
> infected.
>
> Chuck LeBeau
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