The only way to protect yourself from these idiotic e-mails is to simply delete them on arrival.
On 15 December 2011 16:25, David B Teague sr <[email protected]>wrote: > > From the Snopes reference included here: > > See also How to Protect Yourself From the "Here You Have" > Virus<http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/09/10/protect-virus/>. > > > *Update:* This virus has since been referenced in a warning that > *exaggerates > its effects by lifting wording from the years-old "Life is > beautiful<http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/lifeisbeautiful.asp>" > virus hoax:* > > Anyone-using Internet mail such as Yahoo, Hotmail, AOL and so on. This > information arrived this morning, Direct from both Microsoft and Norton > Please send it to everybody you know who .....<snip> > > Read more: > http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/09/10/protect-virus/#ixzz1gc4vQcIo > > ----------------------- > > Evidently the warning was enhanced here. Understand, this is a dangerous > virus, but it has been out for a year, and the best protection is a good > antivirus program. > > From the link above, How to protect yourself... > > *But the easiest way to protect yourself from this and other viruses is > the simplest: Make sure you're running an anti-virus program and make sure > it's up to date.* PCMag.com security analyst Neil J. Rubenking agreed, > stressing the importance of your own actions in keeping you safe. > > "People! DO NOT click links in e-mail messages from unknown people. DO NOT > even click links in e-mail messages from your friend, since the real source > of the message might be a virus. DO keep your computer protected with an > antivirus <http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2368554,00.asp> or a security > suite <http://go.pcmag.com/securitysuites>," he wrote in an entry on the > Security Watch blog. > > "That way if you click the wrong link in a fit of weakness, you'll still > be protected from whatever new threat replaces 'here you have,'" he pointed > out. > > David Teague > > > > On 12/11/2011 10:21 AM, Larry Moore wrote: > > > > > ------------------------------ > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: FW: read immediately ~ serious > Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2011 07:56:20 -0700 > > I am reading Bill's speech again right now, in the meantime....here ~ > > > > *Snopes verified. PASS IT ON !!* > > *READ IMMEDIATELY (SERIOUS)* > > *Anyone-using Internet mail such as Yahoo, Hotmail, AOL and so on. This > information arrived this morning, Direct from both Microsoft and Norton. > Please send it to everybody you know who has Access to the Internet. You > may receive an apparently harmless e-mail titled **�**Here you have it**�* > * If you open the file, a message will appear on your screen saying: 'It > is too late now, your life is no longer beautiful, f*** you and die....' > > Subsequently you will LOSE EVERYTHING IN YOUR PC. And the person who sent > it to you will gain access to your Name, e-mail and password, etc. This is > a new virus which started to circulate on Saturday afternoon. AOL has > already confirmed the severity, and the antivirus software's are not > capable of destroying it. > > The virus has been created by a hacker who calls himself 'life owner'. > > PLEASE SEND A COPY OF THIS E-MAIL TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS, And ask them to > PASS IT ON IMMEDIATELY! > > **THIS HAS BEEN CONFIRMED BY SNOPES.** > **http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/hereyouhave.asp*<http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/hereyouhave.asp> > > *Blessings ~ * > *Life's too short to wake up in the morning with regrets, so . . . > Love the people who treat you right. Pray for those who don't.* > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > *57 Year Old Mom Looks 27* > Mom Reveals $3 Wrinkle Trick Angering Doctors... > <http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3142/4ee305283c0fa6d6dest05duc> > iconsumerknowledge.com<http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3142/4ee305283c0fa6d6dest05duc> > > > >^..^< > The Cat Lady > [email protected] > > > > > > -- > nil significat nisi oscillat > > -- -------------------- * Ian D. Samson <http://www.lp2cd.za.net/index.htm>* -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] For additional commands send email to [email protected] with Subject: help
