WebMath: WARNING: virus-infected post

[Andrew Solomon]

Dear Jimmy,

I had a look at the virus - not closely enough to determine what it will do,
but enough to see that it is a javascript. So, you should be safe
if your mailer doesn't automatically execute javascript in mail messages.

Looking at your email message, it seems like you're using Netscape or Mozilla,
and I think the default is for them *not* to execute javascript in mail messages,
so you should be ok.

To check this, go to edit->Preferences->Advanced and it will
hopefully not have the "Enable javascript for mail and news" box checked.

Best of luck,

Andrew

p.s I also got the impression that the virus was most hostile to Windows users,
but I can't be sure and can't check, since I've deleted it.

Jimmy Porter wrote:
> 
> Okay, it was two posts ahead of yours.  Now what am I to do to determine
> if I have
> a virus?  What does it do?  I am an online college student and need my
> computer.
> 
> Jimmy.
> 
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