Virus has hit some on this site.

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Posted by John Behle on May 31, 2002 at 18:58:47:

I receive probably a dozen or more "KLEZ" virus's each day. I just received a return email as "undeliverable" that had the nsr@papergame.com address I use only at this newsgroup. That means someone who has visited or frequented this newsgroup has the virus.

I don't have it and am well protected, but this latest "KLEZ" virus has the ability to read email addresses off of someone's computer and then send out the virus with those email addresses as the reply address.

In other words, someone has my address on the computer, picked up the KLEZ virus and it is sending more viruses out from their computer using my email address and probably others as the "sender".

I am not sending emails to people on this newsgroup and never use the address NSR@papergame.com as the "sender" address - so, if you get something it is likely a virus.

If you are not protected, then this malicious virus will get you. I've had more copies of this virus attempt to come my way than all the other viruses combined over the last couple years.

I use Norton Anti-Virus and am very pleased with it. I recommend it or another right away. Norton has a "live update" feature that protects against new viruses as soon as they come along.

Their site is:

http://www.symantec.com/nav/

You can purchase and install right from the internet I believe. As I said, their anti virus software has been wonderful. I don't use their other products, so I can't comment on their package deals.

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