Read This First!
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When you get a warning:
(1) VERIFY
Check the message!
Chances are very good that it is a FAKE.
Use the info and links on this site.
(2) REPLY
Tell the sender and all recipients that the message is FAKE.
Tell them about the VIRUS & HOAX ALERT website.
Send out this letter.
(3) DELETE
Delete the message.
DO NOT send it to anyone.
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 Fake Messages
"Triangle of Life
Mars is about to be spectacular!
Intel/AOL merge
Larry Ellison Yale speach
Free cell phone (or free anything else)
Boycott Tommy Hilfiger
Nigerian 419 release funds scam
Kelsey Brooke Jones (or some other child) is NOT missing
How to survive a heart attack when alone
Fake Petitions
Just about anything supposedly from the UN
Save PBS, NPR, Sesame Street
Afghanistan women
Email tax bill 602P
"Hanoi" Jane Fonda
Amazon Rain Forest
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AntiVirus Resources - AntiVirus Software, AntiVirus Software Database.
Data Fellows Virus Information Centre - first anti-virus web site ever - industry standard for information on new viruses and hoax alerts.
Virus Bulletin - International publication on virus prevention, recognition, and removal.
Virus Information - From US government NIST Computer Security Resource Clearinghouse (CSRS).
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Virus Alert!
Worm (a kind of virus) such as W32.Sircam can steal email addresses stored on your computer.
They selects files from your hard drive and send them to these email addresses. They do this without you knowing it!
Read about W32.Sircam here:
http://www.europe.f-secure.com/v-descs/sircam.shtml
To remove the virus run an up-to-date antivirus software (like Norton Antivirus) on your computer.
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Tip!
Tips to avoid Virii and Worms
Tip!
You CANNOT get a virus by reading email. You CAN if you open attachments.
Alert!
The "I Love You" Virus
Alert!
New virii can even affect your hardware! They overwrite the mainboard system. Your PC is useless until you replace the BIOS chip. In most cases the virus can be removed with antivirus software.
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Virus Protection
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AntiVirus Resources - AntiVirus Software, AntiVirus Software Database.
Antivirus Software - from the Mining Company.
McAfee - Great antivirus software.
Symantec - Maker of Norton AntiVirus, a rather popular bit of software.
SARC- Symantec AntiVirus Research Center - Got a potential virus? send it to SARC!
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Essential Tip:
Use antivirus software! Update the program's virus database continuously - online.
When you download a lot of stuff, take extra precautions. Scan for viruses before you back up.
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Links
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Yahoo! Society and Culture:Mythology and Folklore:Urban Legends.
Infoseek Computer virus hoaxes web sites. |
Tip:
Think you have a virus? Maybe, maybe not.
A lot of people have problems with hardware and software.
Inform yourself and get help. DON'T PANIC! |
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