Surely the *text* in an email message is not the best way of identifying a virus? Like with the "Happy99.exe" virus - this was the name of the attachment, not the text itself. Besides, if you could identify a trojan (trojan? I think it's called a trojan) by the *text* in the email, it would mean it had been sent to you maliciously by some sort of spambot - By their very nature, these virii attach themselves to private emails without the user's knoweledge, so the text therein would be whatever the sender had written to you. On the other hand, there are lots of fake virus alerts going round. The idea is to make everyone panic about a virus that doesn't exist, and propogate the email warning about it - kind of like a twisted chain-letter. In this sense the email itself becomes like a virus in that the unsuspecting good summaritan forwards it in good faith. Perhaps there should be a message that says; "Virus Alert!!!! Don't open any anonymous emails titled 'Virus Alert!!!' as they often contain bogus warnings . Check out CERT'swebsite for up-to date info on virii." But getting back to the subject - James - I hope you don't feel I'm picking on you - it's very admirable that you care enough to want to warn people. But personally, I'd like to see the name of the attchment before I begin to worry about this one. Also, I don't pretend to know everything about virii (by a long stretch), so maybe there *is* a virus that sends whole emails which contain text *and* an attachment, (as opposed to just attaching itself surruptitiosly to the emails the user intentionally sends out) - in which case I will stand corrected. Anyway, thanks for caring. Cheers, -Markus > From: James Shvarts <enviroj@...> > > We all use computers, so, for your info... > > > Please be aware there is another malicious email > virus currently spreading > > across the Internet. > > > > Remember it is dangerous to open an unsolicited > attachment you receive via > > email. Messages containing them should always be > deleted. > > > > If you have already opened an attachment with the > text: > > > > Hi xxx, ! > > I received your email and I shall send you a reply > ASAP. > > Till then, take a look at the attached zipped docs. > > Sincerely > > xxx,. > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. All in one place. > Yahoo! Shopping: http://shopping.yahoo.com >