Re: virus warning: - HOAX
Unfortunately, that is incorrect. You CAN become infected with
new viruses simply by opening your mail. My recommendation is
to contact MacAfee and download their FREE virus webscan program
for this. Just do a search on the net for MacAfee.
Trish
Bill Sakoda wrote:
>
> "Join the crew" is a hoax. There is no known way of
> taking damage by only opening email. The info contained
> in the file only goes onto your screen, and into your
> mailbox. To take damage, you must RUN a program of some
> sort. DO be cautious about unpacking any attachments and
> running them.
>
> For more info, see:
>
> http://kumite.com/myths/home.htm (mentions CREWS)
> http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/CIACHoaxes.html
>
> kenneth d. list wrote:
> >
> > WARNING! ! ! If you receive an e-mail titled "JOIN the CREW" DO NOT
> > open it! ...
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