Re: Virus Alert Hoax!

[Gillian Fernie <gillian.fernie@sympatico.ca>]

Apologies to all.  I should have guessed.  Sorry...Gillian

Stephen Rieck wrote:

> Hi List. The virus alert just posted is a hoax. There is no such thing
> as a text email virus. Any kind of virus requires an executable file to
> spread and do its thing, so attachments to email that contain executable
> programs may be infected. A trojan horse is not a virus - it is a
> delivery system for a program that is often a virus.
> This alert is a hoax! Refer to SARC for more information about viruses
> and recent virus and trojan horse alerts
> <www.symantec.com/avcenter/index.html>
> Hope this is helpful.
> -Stephen Rieck