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Re: Re: virus warning
Hi,
Actually point 2 is not quite accurate. I don't want to be
an alarmest, but consider this:
There is a virus that infects 'MS Word' documents. It is
embedded in a feature of 'Word' that allows macros to
execute automatically once a 'Word' document is opened.
The virus renders the default 'Word' template unreadable.
Any attached 'Word' documents (send via e-mail) which are
opened and read with 'Word' would infect your 'Word'
default template (if you have this automatic feature
enabled). So, a WORD to the wise, be careful out there.
>For the N'th time:
>
> 1) The good times virus is a hoax
> 2) You can't get a virus by downloading and reading email
>
>The only way you can infect a computer with a virus is to
>run a program that is infected with a virus or to boot
>from a disk that has a virus.
cheers,
Bill Edwards
Survey Research Lab
Arizona State University