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Posted By: MW

To all:

I would recommend against using your email service (sending email) until you are inoculated against this virus/worm.

Infected users are prone to a remote access trojan which allows the author of this virus/worm to access sensitive information on your computer (should you have any).

If you have opened an infected file and have received a message that reads, "Install error" or "File data corrupt: probably due to a bad data transmission or bad disk access" then DO NOT send any email until this virus/worm has been removed or the infected files have either been cleaned or deleted.

Most users have either McAfee or Symantec virus software installed on their computers. If your DAT files (virus definition files) have not been updated in the last month, you are susceptible to the W32/Badtras@MM virus. Use either of the links provided above (by me or runscott) to update these files and protect your computer.