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["Ernest Plutko" <ernestplutko@wiktel.com>]

Most of these virus warnings are scams or at least nonsense.

---- Original Message ----
From: David.Maxwell@dal.ca
To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org, apple-crop@virtualorchard.net
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Virus Warning
Date: Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:42:13 -0400

>Well, sort of.... There is a genuine worm which has been circulating
>since 2006, 
>called the Warezov.W worm, and it does do nasty things.  But, it is
>not new, and it is 
>detected by virus scanning software.  (To confirm what I am saying,
>go look at 
>Snopes directly. [I didn't actually use the URL below, but went in
>directly with the URL 
>www.snopes.com, and followed it from there].  
>The advice not to open attachments from sources you don't know is
>still valid.  The 
>message carying this worm does have the header "Mail Server Report",
>and you 
>should be alerted to the fact that it isn't legit by the errors in
>English in the message.  
>But, really, it isn't the end of the world, it is not a new strain,
>and the virus checkers 
>will recognise it.
>
>On 2 Apr 2008 at 10:53, dmnorton@royaloakfarmorchard.com wrote:
>
>> 
>> This information arrived to me this morning, direct from both
>Microsoft and
>> Norton. The Warezov.W virus has a new strain that is so new the
>virus scan software has not been 
>> able to pick it up yet to protect your PC.
>> You may receive an apparently harmless e-mail titled "Mail Server
>Report"
>> 
>> If you open either file, a message will appear on your screen
>saying:
>> 'It is too late now, your life is no longer beautiful.'
>> 
>> Subsequently you will LOSE EVERYTHING IN YOUR PC, And the person
>who sent it
>> to you will gain access to your name, e-mail and password.
>> 
>> This is a new virus which started to circulate on Saturday
>afternoon.
>> AOL has already confirmed the severity, and the anti virus software
>out there is
>> not yet capable of destroying it.
>> 
>> The virus has been created by a hacker who calls himself 'life
>owner'.
>> 
>> THIS HAS ALSO BEEN CONFIRMED BY SNOPES
>> 
>> http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/mailserver.asp
>> 
>> Since we use e-mail to communicate through NAFEX and APPLE-CROPI
>felt it a good idea to 
>> pass this information on.
>> 
>> 
>> Dennis Norton
>> Royal Oak Farm Orchard
>> http://www.royaloakfarmorchard.com
>> http://www.theorchardkeeper.blogspot.com
>> http://www.revivalhymn.com
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