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<blockquote data-quote="wolsty" data-source="post: 1548" data-attributes="member: 175166"><p>Just another thought, and forgive me if I'm preaching to the converted. From time to time you will receive messages from well-meaning but far from clued-up friends warning you of a virus which will destroy your hard disk or wreak similar havoc on your pc. These hoaxes, for hoaxes they surely are, are immediately identifiable: sometimes by name but, more usually by the description. For example the 'virus' in question has no known fix, details have just been released by Microsoft/Norton/McAfee/etc. Before panic sets in and you pee off your more knowledgeable friends by forwarding the 'warning', it's always worth checking the authenticity of the claim by looking on the McAfee http://www.mcafee.com/anti-virus/default.asp or Norton http://www.symantec.com sites to see if the hoax is listed. In my experience it always is.</p><p></p><p>The pathetic wretches who originate the hoax are presumably just as sad as, but less technically competent than, the authors of viruses.</p><p></p><p>wolsty</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wolsty, post: 1548, member: 175166"] Just another thought, and forgive me if I'm preaching to the converted. From time to time you will receive messages from well-meaning but far from clued-up friends warning you of a virus which will destroy your hard disk or wreak similar havoc on your pc. These hoaxes, for hoaxes they surely are, are immediately identifiable: sometimes by name but, more usually by the description. For example the 'virus' in question has no known fix, details have just been released by Microsoft/Norton/McAfee/etc. Before panic sets in and you pee off your more knowledgeable friends by forwarding the 'warning', it's always worth checking the authenticity of the claim by looking on the McAfee http://www.mcafee.com/anti-virus/default.asp or Norton http://www.symantec.com sites to see if the hoax is listed. In my experience it always is. The pathetic wretches who originate the hoax are presumably just as sad as, but less technically competent than, the authors of viruses. wolsty [/QUOTE]
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