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The bad news is that I got another virus (W32.Sircam.Worm) by email. The good news is that I was using Norton AntiVirus, and had updated my virus definitions ten days ago. The bad news is that the virus was first discovered seven days ago, so I wasn't protected. The good news is that I was able to update my virus protection. The bad news is that Norton's quarantining of infected files caused Windows to become useless. The good news is that I was able to download info about the virus, including how to remove it, from Norton's site, using a friend's computer. The bad news is that the virus can delete the entire hard disk (or fill the hard disk). The good news is that it had not done this yet. The bad news is that my elbow hurts, but that is a different story. The good news is that a full system scan shows that my computer is now virus free. Again Norton rides to the rescue.
If you have an anti-virus program, make sure you continue to get the latest updates (you may have to pay to renew every year or so), because new viruses keep coming out. See Norton Anti Virus. And you should probably backup your hard disk occasionally, too.
Also see my articles on the Happy99 Virus (which answers a few questions you may have about viruses), The Love Bug Virus, and The Wscript.KakWorm. Since this one, I have twice received a copy of the Badtrans worm (W32.BadTrans), from which Norton protected me. By the way, W32 is Semantec's code which says that the virus attacks 32-bit Windows (Windows 95 and later) machines.