>Return-Path: <[email protected]> >X-Sender: lorim@mailhost >Date: Wed, 19 Nov 1997 16:02:09 -0800 >To: "(All Employees)" <[email protected]> >From: Lori Martin <[email protected]> >Subject: Virus warnings > >Several of you have been receiving various virus warnings and correctly >passing them on to either me or someone else in IT for validation. >Fortunately, most of these warnings are hoaxes for viruses that do not >exist. If you receive a virus warning for PENPAL GREETINGS, GOOD TIMES, or >JOIN THE CREW, which says something about reading any e-mail messages with >one of these as the subject will result in your hard drive being wiped out, >you can ignore it. All of these are hoaxes and not actual viruses. The >only "virus" about them is that they flood the internet with e-mail traffic >by encouraging you to send them to everyone you know. > >In general, you cannot receive a virus simply by reading the text portion >of an e-mail message, and any virus warning that claims you can is a hoax. >In order for a virus to infect your computer, you must either actually run >a program that contains a virus or open a document that has a macro virus. >Viruses CAN be transmitted, however, in e-mail ATTACHMENTS since these >attachments can be programs or documents. Therefore you should NOT open or >execute an e-mail attachment unless you are absolutely sure that the source >is trustworthy. > >In general, if you receive an virus warning that you are unsure about, >please forward it to [email protected] and we will investigate to see if it >is a real threat or just a hoax. If we determine that it is a real threat, >we will warn everyone and tell them how to protect themselves from it. >When in doubt, notify us as real viruses do exist and it is better to err >on the side of caution. If you have any questions, please feel free to >contact me. > >============================================================================ > >Lori Martin >MIS Supervisor >Verilink Corporation >145 Baytech Drive >San Jose, CA 95134 >(408) 945-5775 ext. 254 >email: [email protected] > >
