SC - FW: ! URGENT Virus alert by Global Support Center

[Donna Ford]

CorwynWdwd at aol.com wrote:
> 
> Let me say first that I am far from a computer expert. That said, I am
> unaware that it's possible to download a virus simply by opening mail, which
> is mostly, if not always text. Is it possible that there may be an attached
> file you'd have to open to download the virus? Or perhaps many corporate type
> computers automatically download attached files?
> 
With microsoft mail readers, in some cases, they will execute
attachments automatically.  I don't know if the "I love you" worm does
that.

Specifically internet explorer and outlook express are vulnerable to
this virus/worm.

You are better off to not take any chances.  (My husband is a computer
expert.)


Evfemia at mail.com
Iron Mtn, Meridies



> Anybody have any recipes for toasted hard drives?
> 
> Corwyn
> 
> In a message dated 5/4/2000 7:48:06 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> Susanne.Mayer at vie.boehringer-ingelheim.com writes:
> 
> > Hello all,
> >  >
> >  >  there are a lot of  incidents with a fast spreading e-mail in our
> >  > organization :
> >  >
> >  > PLEASE INFORM THE USER IN YOUR SITES at once
> >  >
> >  >  that they are not allowed to open e-mail with the subject
> >  >
> >  > ILOVEYOU
> >  >
> >  > Those messages must be deleted without opening.
> >  >
> >  > The Virus is not detected by Groupshield !!
> >  >
> >  > Kind regards
> >  > GSC
> 
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evfemia
Barony of Iron Mountain, Meridies