The real virus is people forwarding on virus warnings without confirming that the "virus" is in fact a real threat, and not a hoax.
People, please check to see if the virus warning is legitimate before forwarding it on to anyone, and ESPECIALLY before forwarding it on to a mailing list with potentially hundreds or thousands of recipients.
The list of the latest threats can be found at:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/
on 02/15/2003 09:18 PM, Mark at rena.cutrufelli@comcast.net wrote:
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> I got this, inadvertantly passed from a friend, and am concerned that it
> could have infected others. Says no damage for a couple of weeks but please
> check as per below-important and of course very sorry. Some Anti-virus
> programs (I have two) don't seem to see it. CAn automatically infect others
> in your mailbox it says.Easy to delete now though. Again my apologies to all
>
> Sincerest Apologies to All
> Mark Cutrufelli in
> Laurel,MD
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> Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
> Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
> Version: 6.0.455 / Virus Database: 255 - Release Date: 2/13/03
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