computerdisc-l: Virus Hoax

["Marvin Adams" <mmadams@csd.k12.ms.us>]

Email viruses are hoaxes.  There is no such thing.  An email ATTACHMENT can
have a virus or a worm but not the email itself, at least not yet.  The
"virus" is the message itself that warns of the "virus".  It is not damaging
but the constant forwarding of the warning message spreads the message
itself around wasting bandwidth and other resources.  Besides, if an email
virus could exist (which it can't), would it not be best sent on a message
warning against itself.  It would spread like crazy.

Before you forward a message about a virus, check this site.  Bookmark it
for future reference.

http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/hoax.html

Marvin Adams
Columbia School District