> >READ THIS IMMEDIATELY!
> > >>> >>> > Someone is sending out a very cute screen saver of the
> > >Budweiser
> > >>> >>> > Frogs. If you download it, you will lose everything! Your
> > >hard
> > >drive
> > >>> >>> > will crash and someone from the Internet will get your
> > >screen
> > >>> >>> > name and password!
> > >>> >>> > DO NOT DOWNLOAD IT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES! It just
> > >>> >>> > went into circulation yesterday, as far as we know. Please
> > >>> distribute
> > >>> >>> > this message.
> > >>> >>> > This is a new, very malicious virus and not many people know
> > >about
> > >>> it.
> > >>> >>> > This information was announced yesterday morning from
> > >Microsoft.
> > >>> >>> > Please share it with everyone that might access the
> > >Internet.
> > >>> >>> > Once again, pass this along to EVERYONE in your address
> > >book so
> > >>> >>> > that this may be stopped. AOL has said this is a very
> > >dangerous
> > >>> >>> > virus and that there is NO remedy for it at this time.
> > >Please
> > >>> practice
> > >>> >>> > cautionary measures and forward this to all your on-line
> > >friends.
This virus is a hoax. The direct link to the information about this
hoax is:
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/buddylst.zip.html
Although I greatly appreciate the good intentions of virus warnings from
nice people (and there are a lot of you on the ABRF :-) ) a simple check
to see if these warning are hoaxes before passing them along would be
prudent. By passing on virus hoaxes we are doing exactly what the
hoaxster intended--creating a baseless panic. I would advise visiting
the Symantec Antivirus Research Center (SARC) for a complete list of
what viruses are hoaxes and which ones are not. If the virus isn't a
hoax you can also get great information on what to do about it. The
link for SARC is:
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/index.html
Bookmark it... I promise it will be a great resource for you in the
future. If nothing else it will save you unnecessary worry and time.
Dare I dream that perhaps someday we can together stop all virus hoaxes
in their tracks? ;-) Ok, I'm stepping off my soap box now. Thank you
for listening. :-)
Cheers,
Derek
PS I am in no way affiliated with Symantec, I just use their great
resources.
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