As many of you know, the GNTTYPE site and its discussion forums stay focused on TR tech and discussion, and are not home to off-topic conversations. However, in cases like this I feel it is important to pass along information that might save our members a lot of headache. And might keep them off the site, for that matter.
The following is copied from other sources. I'd suggest you read it and check your machine. Our site email addresses are getting hit heavily with email due to this virus, and its been an annoyance. Rest assured that our mail list does not transmit such things when something or someone tries to send them to the list.
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A virus known as SirCam is affecting Internet users worldwide. The SirCam virus is transmitted through e-mail attachments and will likely come from someone you know. We recommend that you monitor your e-mail for unusual or unexpected messages. As a precaution, delete messages that begin "Hi! How are you?" and end "See you later. Thanks" and contain an attachment. The message also may appear in Spanish, beginning "Hola como estas?" and ending "Nos vemos pronto, gracias."
If your computer becomes infected, the virus will send messages to every e-mail address stored on your computer and attach your personal files to outgoing messages. We strongly recommend that you update your anti-virus software to help protect your computer from this virus.
For a complete description of this virus, please refer to the bulletin available at http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-22.html.