Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/01/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]LUGers, The following virus alert is a hoax. That type of warning has been floating around cyberspace since 1984. You CANNOT GET A VIRUS FROM OPENING AN EMAIL MESSAGE!! I refer you to the Website: http://www.cnet.com/Content/Features/Howto/Virus/ss05.html which was cited by America Online in its Virus 101 -- Keyword -- Virus. The warning in the message to LUGers from Norman Milks describes getting a virus in one of the three ways that is impossible to get a virus. NOTE: you cannot get a virus by opening an email message. You CAN get a virus by downloading a file that is attached to an email message, it the file contains an executable program, that is, it is a file that has an extension of either *.exe or *.com. But never by just opening an email message. Please do not propagate this fraud. Charlie <<In a message dated 98-01-20 01:06:10 EST, Norman Milks wrote: << Attention LUGgers...The following message was just forwarded to our staff by Dan Rose, the Financial Officer of the school district in which I teach. BTW, Dan is not a prankster, this is genuine concern. I realize it's a bit off topic, but it occurred to me that it might throw a helluva wrench in the LUG if our members (or their tools) were to become infected. Norman Milks...over 'n out. [:-) VIRUS WARNING=21=21=21=21=21=21 If you receive an email titled =22JOIN THE CREW=22 DO NOT open it. It will erase everything on your hard drive. Forward this letter out to as many people as you can. This is a new, very malicious virus and not many peole know about it. This information was announced yesterday morning from IBM; please share it with everyone that might access the internet. .... ...... >>>>>