Virus alert! Hoax Alert!

[Richard Moody]

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> From: DGPEAKE@aol.com
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Re: Virus alert! Hoax Alert!
> Date: Thursday, February 19, 1998 10:07 PM
> 
> In a message dated 98-02-18 02:27:57 EST, you write:
> 
> << 
>  Dave and list,
>  Virus alerts like this are pure nonsence!
>  The forwarding of these warnings itself has the effect of a virus.
So just
>  delete them.
>  Michiel.
>   >>
> 
> Perhaps you remember the virus "Your Pen Pal."  I know of a person
who opened
> their email with this name and it crashed the entire computer,
hardward,
> programs and all. 

Folks this is pure hoax.  The only way an email can have a virus is
if it  has an attachment. Maybe the above  is true, but even  if
you read the email, you have to  THEN click on the attachment.  If
you don't know what an attachment is, don't click on it.
If you get an email with an attachment, and you are  not sure who it
came from, don't open it.   Delete it if you are not sure. No virus
has ever survivied a delete.  It it had , the internet and every
computer conected would have been crashed long ago.  Then if you are
really worried, call your ISP, they will tell you what to do. 

>BTW, all of the warnings come from IBM and I
> believe they are very reliable.  

Which every hoax says.  They fool you into believing the alert came
from IBM or NSCA (National Super Computer Association) or who ever.
The real alerts come with a web site address.  And when have you ever
seen an ALERT with a web site or email address????

If you want to see if the ALERT is real, go to this web site. 

http://www.ncsa.com/services/consortia/anti-virus/alerthoax.html
  


>This one is for real, I put it up because I have checked it out to
be true. 

> Dave Peake, RPT
> Portland, OR
> 
We applaude your efforts, but could you put up your list of checks ??

Did you check it out with,
http://www.ncsa.com/services/consortia/anti-virus/alerthoax.html