[20584] in APO-L
Detecting virus hoaxes
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Ellen Kranzer)
Wed May 5 11:41:15 1999
Date: Wed, 5 May 1999 11:36:54 -0400
Reply-To: Ellen Kranzer <ellen_kranzer@HARVARD.EDU>
From: Ellen Kranzer <ellen_kranzer@HARVARD.EDU>
To: APO-L@LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU
As Derek has already mentioned the virus warning posted today is a know
hoax. If someone sends you a virus warning, please check it out before
forwarding it anywhere. The folks who make virus detection software
generally have reliable info on their web pages about what is real and what
isn't. Here are some useful URLs:
IBM Anti-virus http://www.av.ibm.com/
McAfee & Dr. Solomons httP://www.nai.com/
Norton Anti-Virus http://www.symantec.com/nav/
Another useful URL for checking on virus hoaxes and other urband legands and
chain letters:
http://www.urbanlegends.com/
http://urbanlegends.miningco.com/
Y.I.S.
Ellen c.c. Kranzer
APO-L Administrator
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