Viruses, hoaxes, urban legends, etc..
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Viruses, hoaxes, urban legends, etc..
(I've seen this pop up so I'd like to make a plea...)
Please please please never ever pass on **anything** that tells you to pass it on to everybody you know. Whether it's a virus warning or a request for help it is 99.99999% always a hoax or an urban legend.
Please **think** when you get something and, if you must, ask yourself some questions such as
[quotes:]
"It [a 'virus'] just went into circulation yesterday."
When is "yesterday"?
"announced yesterday morning from Microsoft. "
So where is the URL of the website with more information?
"Please share it with everyone that might access the Internet."
What, all umpteen million???
One of my laws of email: If it says "send to everyone you know", just don't. After all, isn't that what the Love Bug did, and look at the chaos it caused?!
Take a look at http://www.vmyth.com - it says it better than I ever could.
Next week: "send this on and get freebies / cash". Stay tuned.
Please please please never ever pass on **anything** that tells you to pass it on to everybody you know. Whether it's a virus warning or a request for help it is 99.99999% always a hoax or an urban legend.
Please **think** when you get something and, if you must, ask yourself some questions such as
[quotes:]
"It [a 'virus'] just went into circulation yesterday."
When is "yesterday"?
"announced yesterday morning from Microsoft. "
So where is the URL of the website with more information?
"Please share it with everyone that might access the Internet."
What, all umpteen million???
One of my laws of email: If it says "send to everyone you know", just don't. After all, isn't that what the Love Bug did, and look at the chaos it caused?!
Take a look at http://www.vmyth.com - it says it better than I ever could.
Next week: "send this on and get freebies / cash". Stay tuned.
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Worth putting this one back at the top, and to put another relevant link (posted elsewhere by RFCC):
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/hoax.html
and what do you make of "send this to everyone you know, including me" -Uh?
When I get one of these, I usually send:
http://diamond-back.com/icqlies.html , which is linked from the ICQ site
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What Goes Around . . . . .
. . often makes a better landing
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/hoax.html
and what do you make of "send this to everyone you know, including me" -Uh?
When I get one of these, I usually send:
http://diamond-back.com/icqlies.html , which is linked from the ICQ site
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What Goes Around . . . . .
. . often makes a better landing
