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	Advice on Viruses, Bugs, worms etc from various sources
Current CLASSES COURSES Windows TERMINOLOGY PHOTOSHOP Interesting LINKS Personal Link	Protect yourself on the "web" Unless you know for sure that the sender listed sent you any of the following, Do not open them. (filename) .winzip (filename) .exe (filename) .dat (filename) .scr (filename) .pft (filename) .docs We might have missed some so just don't open attachments unless you know who sent them and even then be skeptical.	Eastern Kentucky University DECEMBER 7,12 & 14 6PM-9PM Combs Information or registration Phone: 859 622 6532 Email Address: christine.bogie@eku.edu Click here or the above photo to go to Photoshop Class materials	DON'T TALK! COMMUNICATE! conversational ...easy to read...FUN and informative." - Lois Miller

	`From email - author unknown` `First let me say that most viruses are more 'irritants' than anything else. Most will not eat your computer or chip the paint on your new car.The genesis of address 'spoofing' or 'pirating' is unknown (or not publicized). The main thing is to be careful if you open attachments. I figure it is better to miss a pic than to get a virus. It is important to not blame the person who's address has been 'spoofed', there is nothing they have to do with it. There is nothing (at this time) that they can do about it. If you are unsure, don't open the attachment.`	`various types of files>` `".zip"`are notorious for having malicious code imbedded in them. Most virus scanners cannot penetrate the outer code and interface with the inner code to spot the virus. If you are not sure, my advice is to not open it. > .pif and .scr are also notorious for viruses code. (.pif is an old windows format rarely used anymore) (.scr is a screen saver file, I do not need a screen saver badly enough to open them). > .cat files seem to always be viruses (in my experience) .bat, .fat, .phat are files already in the core of your computer. You should have all you need. I suggest never downloading or opening them unless you are a pro. > .exe files are 'self executing' files. Be very wary of them. > If you are interested, you can go to symantec.com to learn more about viruses. > But, don't freak out about them. Best to have a good and updated virus scanner and just be careful.
	Virus update by another webmaster writes - e-mail users are still battling with virus-infected attachments. I urge everyone to note the type of file he finds attached in e-mail. Do NOT open attached files having the filename extensions .386 .hta .scr .bas .js .sys .bat .jse .vb .cmd .lnk .vbe .com .msi .vbs .cpl .msp .wsc .dll .ocx .wsf .exe .pif .wsh Be aware that individual files within compressed files (filename extensions *.zip, .taz, .tgz, .gz) also can be (and nowadays, frequently are)* infected.**	The current crop of e-mail viruses can be perplexing. Bear in mind that what you get in your e-mail may not have been deliberately or even accidentally sent by someone in particular. The viruses "spoof" (fake) the sender's address, and your address was probably picked at random by the virus itself.
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