ES - Virus crap

[Paul Mitchell]

Muirgen -

Jan Nowlan wrote:
> 
> http://www.av.ibm.com/BreakingNews/HypeAlert/

<Great stuff about spotting phony virus warnings snipped>

> See how easily we can spot these as being hoaxes? All we need to do is engage
> the thought process and actively apply what we know about the anatomy of
> hoaxes. Now that you're better equipped now to spot hoaxes when they come your
> way, what should you do about them when they arrive?
> 
> That's easy. Do exactly the opposite of what the hoaxes say you should do.
> 
> Do not forward the false warning to others. Do send a message to the person who
> sent you the hoax message. Tell him or her it's a hoax. Say, "Don't send it
> out to others." You may also want to point that person to this paper, so he or
> she can also understand the nature of virus hoaxes. In addition, tell people to
> check out our Hype Alert department whenever they receive a suspicious virus
> warning.

Thanks for a great post illustrating how to tell phony virus warnings,
and
also illustrating why posting virus warnings to the Elfsea list is
against
the rules.

Please don't send me virus warnings, folks; and especially don't post
them
to the Elfsea list.  The only one I _ever_ saw that wasn't a fake came
to
me _directly_ from my ISP.  

Thanks!

- Galen
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