|
20 Sep 01 - 07:24 AM (#554730) Subject: VIRUS: Family Pictures From: DonMeixner I have this alert from a friend with a .EDU. college e-mail address. Don't open mail from ANYONE claiming new family pictures. It erases your hard drive and mails itself out to everyone you know. If this is a redundant, sorry. Better to have a second opinion than no information at all. Don |
|
20 Sep 01 - 07:27 AM (#554733) Subject: RE: VIRUS: Family Pictures From: Pene Azul It's a hoax. Jeff |
|
20 Sep 01 - 07:30 AM (#554737) Subject: RE: VIRUS: Family Pictures From: DonMeixner I hope so, I'll still be careful/. |
|
20 Sep 01 - 07:34 AM (#554739) Subject: RE: VIRUS: Family Pictures From: Jon Freeman Don I've just visited Jeff's link. I don't know if the warning you recieved was identical to the one there but, for reference, wording such as:
"Forward this to everyone in your address book. I would rather receive this 25 times than not at all." is a pretty near guarantee that something is a hoax. It always pays to check up with a site such as symantec's though. Jon |
|
20 Sep 01 - 11:23 AM (#554858) Subject: RE: VIRUS: Family Pictures From: Bill D ****ALWAYS**** check some authority before posting and re-mailing these warnings!!!!!..If it it a real threat, the expert sites and the news media will say so...You have no idea how much time, energy and server time is wasted while hoaxes run their course. Get a list of several sites which track the truth of these things and GO THERE FIRST!!! I personally would NOT care to receive 25 warnings made up by some 17 year old practical joker with a bad attitude. And if you think you DO see a threat that is real, DO NOT post the warning without a link to an authority that YOU have checked. 'nuff said |