At 07:56 11/01/2002 -0800, you wrote:
>First off, let's take this off list.
Before you take it off list...
In addition to real live viruses, there are also a number of hoaxes doing
the rounds - email messages, again that you will receive from people you
know, with messages of the form "Go look on your hard disk for file named
XXX.YYY & if you find it, delete it & flush it out of your trash can. Then
send this message to everyone you know". The result, if you take it
seriously, is that you delete a perfectly good Windows utility file or
whatever, and tell your mates to do the same.
If you get messages like this, you can look up the encyclopedias held by
people like Symantec (who sell Norton Antivirus), Macafee, etc. and check
whether the warning is real or not before you a) damage your own system or
b) make a complete a$$ of yourself by sending the hoax on to your
mates/colleauges/clients etc.
I have had about 6 of these forwarded to me in the last year by people who
didn't know any better!
Regards,
Tony