John Ross wrote:
> I have received, apparently from someone I know and
> would trust, a warning of a couple of viruses (Pretty Park and An Internet
> Flower for You). Since they ask me to forward the warning to everyone in
my
> Address Book (NOT DONE!) they have all the hallmarks of a virus
propagation
> or a hoax.
>
> Any of our virus-hunting colleagues know whether
> these are genuine or pranks (or worse)?
The same warnings went round here last week.
An Internet Flower For You is a hoax. See (for instance):
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/flower.for.you.html
Pretty Park appears to be the name of a genuine virus that should have been
around long enough to be tamed by antivirus software. Certainly no need to
cause alarm by forwarding a warning.
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