Tuesday, April 15, 2008

VIRUS HOAX USING SENIORNET'S NAME

A virus hoax called the 'Postcard' with all the usual hallmarks of -

Capital Letters
Send it to everybody you know
Quotes names of major firms without full details (dates, websites) etc
Quotes 'verified by Norton' or other anti-virus firms
Sends without BCC

is circulating.

Although the basic premise and wording of this hoax has been around for a number of years, with the name of the Virus changing on a regular basis, it has now added SeniorNets name to the list of verifying organisations.

We know our members will not be fooled but we reiterate : -

If you receive an email from a 'friend' with any hoax of this type please tell them in no uncertain terms of your views and how they are just helping to spread spam and aiding the virus writers.