Bill Olmo warns of a VIRUS ALERT

The w32/klez virus seems to be going around.  I know I have gotten several very strange email messages, two of us have been infected and three others have reported problems.  We are changing the schedule and will talk about viruses this month!

Here are the PC Magazine recommendations for anti virus software:  http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,6276,00.asp
If you want to see the CNET rating of antivirus software and other virus information look at:  http://cnet.search.com/search?timeout=3&tag=ex.cn.1.srch.cnet&q=virus  

The PC Magazine article on protecting yourself:  http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,24134,00.asp

The July 15 2002 John C Dvorak article on KLEZ:  http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,381554,00.asp

If you want some virus education try this one:  http://www.claws-and-paws.com/virus/  

Sir Bill Amon passes along two sites, one is to check for virus hoaxes, http://www.datafellows.com/hoaxes/sulfnbk.shtml and the other is hoaxbusters, http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/  

Sir Garry Allison subscribes to Smart Computing, the August 2002 issue has "Virus Alert!" as their cover feature.  To learn more look at:  http://smartcomputing.com/editorial/newTOC.asp?guid=o2pfei6i&etid=2&vol=13&iss=8   The lead story says:  "JKlez is a nasty piece of work that emails victim's personal files across the Web while simultaneously making messages look like they come from an often-uninfected third party."