Hi Paul and All
Please be ware of the PD virus.
______________________________
There is a Linux virus that is going around causing a lot of
trouble. Is is usually spread via email, and since it is sent as plain
text it seems to be able to get through all antivirus programs.
It is one of the few computer viruses that seem to infect humans, and
indeed, the symptoms often show up first in the human, not the
computer. One of the first symptoms is that it makes people want to
reply to the email, and thus spread the virus even further - it is an
insidious virus. As with other viruses, some people suffer the effects
much more than others. It causes some people to behave in very odd,
sometimes violent ways.
Since AV programs do not stop this virus, it is up to each of us to
try and stamp it out. So, if you get a suspicious email that looks as
though it contains the 'Political Discussion' virus, make sure you DO
NOT make the infection worse by sending a reply to others, especially
if you are feeling upset or otherwise affected by the virus. If you
simply cannot control yourself, it is better to quarantine it to, say,
the OT list. People on that list should be aware of the dangers, since
the PD virus, and others, are often likely to infect that group.
Unfortunately, it is a common virus on Internet email lists.
From: rikona
Author: Unknown
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.3 : Fri Aug 01 2014 - 19:49:17 EDT