Ralph Reichert ([log in to unmask]) forwarded a "virus warning" yesterday
without going to the trouble of _checking_ first. The "virus" of which he
warns is a variation of the OLDEST, MOST WELL-KNOWN hoax on the internet
today. It has been circulating off and on for six or seven years now. All
of the major anti-virus vendors like McAfee and Symantec have postings on
their Web pages stating just what the known hoaxes are and EVERYONE who
thinks they're doing people a favor by blindly forwarding these messages are
misleading themselves. People should check the anti-virus sites first.
Here is a short list of the sites that mention the particular "virus" Mr.
Reichert mentioned:
http://www.av.ibm.com/BreakingNews/HypeAlert/
http://www-cu.symantec.com/avcenter/hoax.html
http://www.umich.edu/~wwwitd/virus-busters/
http://directory.compuserve.com/Forums/MCAFEE/message.asp
http://urbanlegends.miningco.com/library/weekly/aa030798.htm
http://www.lerc.nasa.gov/WWW/CSD/News/virushoaxes.htm
http://chekware.simplenet.com/hoaxfaq.htm
Brian Tillman Internet: tillman_brian at si.com
Smiths Industries, Inc. tillman at swdev.si.com
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