>>Hello again.
>>
>>I've made a big, stupid typo mistake, so I'll try again:
>>
>>I think your computer is safe because.... (and the rest is the same).
>>
>>I'm sorry.
>
>Hi again, Grigore.
>
>We received two messages from our friend. First in Russian confirmed, that it was a virus sent by mistake. The second contained following (in English and Russian, I omit Russian translation):
> Dear all!
>13.12.00 you have reseived a message from kmichael@comset.net that probably
>includes a virus( which opposes you to start *.exe files ). To delete it use
>anti-virus program or:
> 1. Delete "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\open\command" from reg (using
>"regedit").
> 2. Delete file "files32.vxd" from WINDOWS\ directory
>
>I searched our computer, file 'files32.vxd' is not found. I'm not sure, do I need to delete registry entry or not. Could you please check the Registry entry on your computer (does it have this entry and what is there).
>
>Thanks a lot in advance.

Nadya,

I don't have any file named "files32.vxd" and the registry key has

""%1" %"

exactly as show with the quotes for the (default) value. W2K/SP1