Yep.....Y'all gotta' get edgeecated......We all went through those growing pains but for some of us it was along time ago!!! Now around here the virus that scared the hell out of many 'Catters since so many are Irish was the one below:
Greetings, You have just received the "IRISH VIRUS". As we don't have any programming experience, this Virus works on the honour system. Please delete all the files on your hard drive manually and forward this Virus to everyone on your mailing list. Thank you for your cooperation.
Actually there are quite a few like that and you need to be on the lookout for all of them. Here are a few of the biggies just to get you started:
U.S. Health Care Virus: Tests your system for a day, finds nothing wrong and sends you a bill for $4,500.00.
Politically Correct Virus: Never calls itself a "virus," but instead refers to itself as an "electronic microorganism."
Right to Life Virus: Won't allow you to delete a file, regardless of how old it is. If you attempt to erase a file, it requires you to first see a counselor about possible alternatives.
Bureaucrat Virus: Divides your hard disk into hundreds of little units, each of which does practically nothing, but all of which claim to be the most important part of your computer.
Congressional Virus: The computer locks up, screens splits erratically with a message appearing on each half blaming the other side for the problem.
Freudian Virus: Your computer becomes obsessed with marrying its own motherboard.
PBS Virus: Your computer stops every few minutes to ask for money.
Elvis Virus: Your computer gets fat, slow and lazy, then self-destructs -- only to resurface at shopping malls and service stations across rural America.
Imelda Marcos Virus: Plays a song (slightly off key) on boot-up, then subtracts money from your Quicken account and spends it all on expensive shoes it purchases through eBay.
George Bush Virus: It starts by boldly stating, "Read my docs ... no new files!" on the screen then proceeds to fill up all the free space on your hard drive with new files, and blaming it on the Congressional Virus.
LAPD Virus: It claims it feels threatened by the other files on your PC and erases them in "self-defense."
Oral Roberts Virus: Claims that if you don't send it a million dollars, its programmer will take it back.
O.J. Virus: It claims that it did not, could not and would not delete two of your files and vows to find the virus that did it.
Paul Revere Virus: This revolutionary virus doesn't horse around. It warns you of impending hard disk attack - once if by LAN, twice if by C:.
AT&T Virus: Every three minutes it tells you what great service you're getting.
MCI Virus: Every three minutes it reminds you that you're paying too much for the AT&T Virus.