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Got a virus alert on a virus that is over a year old
I recently got disgusted after a friend who, got a virus alert from a friend of his concerning the W32/Zhelatin.gen!eml virus, with the claim that it is a new virus. What a load of bullcookies that was. I looked up this virus on the net, and discovered that the virus is over a year old.
This turned about to be a case of somebody crying wolf, over a virus that is over a year old, and wasn't anything new. This particular virus has many aliases and has been around for over a year and a half.
I ain't stupid to buy in to every virus alert that comes along, and my advice is to look up the virus on the internet and antivirus vendor website to determine if it is a new one or an old one, should people here get a similar message from a friend.
There's too much crying wolf and sending out virus alerts I'm seeing now on the net. |