09-27-2011, 06:28 PM
Not a fake virus, but the emails has claims are over cautious
This is from YAHOO (see they DO have something to say!):
http://news.yahoo.com/tries-recapture-co...-past.html
Urban Legend"Analysis: These warnings contain a mixture of true and false information. Antivirus experts confirm there is an actual computer virus (or "worm," more properly) dubbed "Here You Have" because it downloads itself via links in emails with that title...
What it does do, should your PC become infected, is attempt to disable your antivirus protection and send copies of the email to everyone it finds in your address book."
This type of worm is the way you get an email from someone you know that was not sent by that individual.... hence my caution to check everything... something I am known to do (BTW - I am sure few individuals would ever have access to all of the corporate communications from yahoo, hotmail, AOL, microsoft, Symantec, Norton, AVG, etc. to KNOW that they have to say about ANYTHING...& I am not one that would say I do...)
This is from YAHOO (see they DO have something to say!):
http://news.yahoo.com/tries-recapture-co...-past.html
Urban Legend"Analysis: These warnings contain a mixture of true and false information. Antivirus experts confirm there is an actual computer virus (or "worm," more properly) dubbed "Here You Have" because it downloads itself via links in emails with that title...
What it does do, should your PC become infected, is attempt to disable your antivirus protection and send copies of the email to everyone it finds in your address book."
This type of worm is the way you get an email from someone you know that was not sent by that individual.... hence my caution to check everything... something I am known to do (BTW - I am sure few individuals would ever have access to all of the corporate communications from yahoo, hotmail, AOL, microsoft, Symantec, Norton, AVG, etc. to KNOW that they have to say about ANYTHING...& I am not one that would say I do...)