Forwarded e-mails from friends warning you of viruses, worms and other infectious programs.
These warnings are generally forwarded without confirmation of authenticity.
Most of these e-mail warnings are hoaxes. Spam with a purpose to slow down internet services.
If you receive an authentic notice of a virus, you have already been susceptible.
By the time new viruses are detected and defenses created, they've had plenty of time to propagate and cause damage.
Your best bet is a good virus protection program with automatic and continuous updates to remove malicious software.
The computer worm Conficker is a typical case in point. Apparently of German origin
As of January there are news stories appearing in legitimate sources all over the world,
yet the worm surfaced in October 2008 and seems to continue to propagate on unprotected computers.
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