Virus Hoax Form Letter Reply

Aimee Chanhatasilpa

SLM 521 Spring 05 Elective 10

May 7, 2005

Dear __________________,

I do not respond to or react as instructed to e-mail messages containing warnings about computer viruses. Whether you realize it or not, you yourself are acting on the behalf of computer viruses and the people who create them by sending out warning messages. Though you may be unaware, you help to either spread the hoax or spread an actual virus through your e-mail messages.

In the future to avoid viruses do not download information from any source, unless you are very confident of the source and purpose of the information. Also, do not install pirated or other copied programs, install only programs you have newly purchased from a retailer or manufacturer, do not open e-mail messages from strangers or attachments ending in exe, com, or vhb.

Please do not send me any further messages about viruses or other internet forwards of any kind and please stop sending them to other people as well.

Sincerely,

Aimee Chanhatasilpa