FLASH: fyi: Non-Flash virus article

[John Dowdell]

My apologies for the wide posting, but you may get client questions over

the next two weeks about a virus discovered today which calls itself a

Flash Projector, and which is sent as an attachment to email.


http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-3951204.html

http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2659943,00.html


If you get calls on this from your clients, or if you see this conversation

in other communities, then could you remind folks of the following, please?


--  Never accept applications from strangers.


--  This isn't a Flash file, it's just called a Flash file.


--  Sending unrequested attachments via email is not nice.


--  Watch out for integrated software suites, where your email and browser

and scripting system and address book are all connected.


(I'm expecting we'll all get worried requests about this "Flash virus

issue", so reminding people it's just *named* Flash will likely be a hot

topic over the next two weeks, thanks.)


jd






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