April Fool Day Viruses

April Fool’s Day is one of the favorite day for Internet virus writers to do their mischief. It is a good time to be extra cautious when opening e-mails. It is a good idea to make sure your virus protection is up to date and most importantly - backup your data.

Avoid opening mails...

• that claims it came from an "official" or "government" authority, bank, credit union or financial institution.
• emails from names you trust, like AOL, PayPal, GM Credit or Bank of America, (among many others) run the other way.
• mails that instill the sense that something bad will happen unless an email is acted upon, opened or a link clicked immediately.

So here is an April Fool’s Day advise to all - Be very careful with attachments.

Joke of the day for all - Computer Virus Spreads to Human

April 01, 2008: A software developer from Houston, Texas has become the first human to contract a computer virus, microbiologists have confirmed.

John Newman, an employee of vTouch Systems, came into contact with the virus through the use of a neural interface that his company is developing.

Avril DuChamps, a spokesperson for vTouch Systems, confirmed yesterday at a press conference that Newman had come down with the virus. All activities at vTouch have been suspended until further notice.

Updated On: 13.06.12