Virus Warnings — HOAXES!
Almost any virus warning you get in your email is a hoax. Let’s say
that right up front. At Butler, if there is any serious virus threat,
Information Resources (IR) will email the campus, like they did just
last week.
The same is true for giveaways from Applebees, Disney, Microsoft, or
anything else. There IS no email tracking program and there is no way
anyone will know how many people you forward an email to, unless it’s
all sent, with headers, to the people who want to know.
When in doubt, DON’T FORWARD THAT EMAIL!!
Also, please check the HoaxBusters website if you want to be sure.
You’ll probably find that they’ve already documented the hoax you’ve
received, and you’ll be able to read the text of your email on their
site. That’s a pretty good tipoff. The URL for HoaxBusters is:
Themocracy