"Ty Ford" wrote in message
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> In Article <3b6083f5.4681000@newsstand.cit.cornell.edu>, d_ruether@hotmail.com
> (Neuman - Ruether) wrote:
> >Since many of us who edit video on our computers do not run
> >anti-virus software in order to maintain best performance
> >during editing, you should be aware of a virus that is
> >now common. It is one that comes with attachments called
> >"meeting agenda", "business proposal", or similar, with
> >an email saying something like, "I'm sending this for your
> >evaluation - please give me your opinion", or somesuch.
> >The attachment is the virus, and should be carefully (and
> >fully...) deleted without opening it. I received it 4 times
> >in one day last week, and about 8 times in the last day and
> >a half - but fortunately it is easily recognized for what it
> >is...
> >David Ruether

> It's the Sircam worm that acts on windows machines. I received it 10-15
> times on Monday. Each time from Sinbad@prodigy.net.mx. And each time with
> a huge file attached. Bloody pain in the ass.
>
> The Symantec.com site has a fix.
> Ty Ford

-The reference to not running AV software during editing is -sensible but
-surely all it takes is to disable AV whilst editing but -leave it on at all
-other times, especially when going on-line?
-Maurice

That is true, but some of us are NG-junkies (the truth
is out! ;-), and go back and forth often from (often
boring...) editing (the truth is out! ;-) to the NGs...
Switching on/off anti-virus is also a pain (and one might
forget...). I am set up so that with reboot a large number of
files on the computer are checked - though this offers
not a lot of protection. Best is recognizing incoming
attachments for what they are, and rarely accepting anything
else into the computer (like downloads, borrowed floppies,
etc.).