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Computer
Virus
All About PC Viruses!
Remember the
only good virus is a dead virus.
Part 5
Computer
Virus - all about
By Raymond Garcia
WebTechGeek.com
Part 5
Virus hoax:
Virus hoax messages have become all too familiar
to just about all e-mail users. One big reasons for this
is that they play on peoples ignorance and concerns about
viruses, and so consider it 'helpful' if, as suggested
by the majority of hoaxes, they forward the message on
to their entire e-mail address book.
Such an action, all be it well-meaning,
is not helpful however. The consequence is that the hoax
becomes 'well known'. That leads to some degree of satisfaction
for the hoax perpetrator. If you get a virus warning message,
follow the advice below, and you will be able to quickly
ascertain if the warning is genuine, and what action you
should take. Most such emails are, thankfully, hoaxes.
To verify that the warning in question is a hoax, consult
the Virus Bulletin hoax listings. And if the virus warning
message tells you to delete a file on your computer don't.
Don't forward the warning message to 'all your friends',
as it may suggest in the text. Delete it, after you have
verified that the message is a hoax. If you're unsure,
you can simply forward the message to your company administrator.
'New' virus hoaxes are more often than not, merely recycled
old hoaxes, with the addition of a few minor differences.
As such it is possible to spot the tell-tale signs of
a hoax.
Typical phrases in the body of a virus hoax might be:
Forward this message to all your friends!
Do not open! Doing so will result in the deletion of
all of the files on your hard drive!
Remember, if the warning messages encouraging you to forward
the information to all your email contacts, will typically
be virus hoaxes. Remember to come back to WebTechGeek.com
for more How To's.
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