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

[Siegfried Heydrich]

    Um. This is a real fast reply, as I'm going to my virus resource
centers, and check this out. But, yes, you CAN get viruses (worms,
technically) from simply opening e-mail. The KAKWORM made the rounds through
the Trimarian list recently, so just be careful. I'll get back to everybody
and let you know if this is real or another hoax.

    Sieggy

> 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?
>
> Anybody have any recipes for toasted hard drives?
>
> Corwyn