As Brad Shue has pointed out, there ain't no such animal as an e-mail virus. I
recommend that when you get a warning message about one of these nonexistent
beasts, you first read about it on the Web at
This site has links to commercial developers of antiviral software, who will
give you the straight dope about these virus hoaxes. I also recommend that you
forward this information up the line to the person who forwarded the "alert"
message to you!
I'm not sure which is worse --- actual viruses, or the paranoia that people have
about them.