[Vision2020] is this a hoax or a real virus?
Bob Hoffmann
escape@alt-escape.com
Wed, 26 Mar 2003 09:24:29 -0800
At 08:59 AM 3/26/2003 -0800, Janesta wrote:
>ANYTIME you get something like this.. go to http://www.snopes.com and check
>it out before acting...
An easier URL to remember is http://www.urbanlegends.com/
Any message that says "Norton and McAffee cannot detect this virus" should
be viewed with doubt, especially when all you have to do to find the virus
is look for a specific file name. Like Norton and McAffee couldn't handle
that?
These messages also sometimes come with an assurance like, "Microsoft and
IBM have already confirmed this virus." So has the Queen of Sheba. And
none of them are in the business of "confirming" viruses.
If you deleted the file already, I suspect you can restore it by opening
your recycle bin, if you haven't empty it in the mean time.
Bob Hoffmann
820 S. Logan St.
Moscow, ID 83843
Tel: 208 883-0642