I thought my readers would like to know about an e-mail virus that may hit them. There's no real cause for alarm — I share this warning mainly so that you will know what has happened when it inevitably hits your computer. Unfortunately even the most advanced programs from Norton or McAfee cannot protect you from this one!
It may have originated in Egypt and seems to affect mainly those who were born prior to 1960. Since there seems to be no remedy for this virus, it has been aptly nicknamed:
Here are the ten most common symptoms of infection:
1. It causes you to send the same e-mail twice.
2. It causes you to send a blank e-mail.
3. It causes you to send e-mail to the wrong person.
4. It causes you to send it back to the person who sent it to you.
5. It causes you to forget to attach the attachment.
6. It causes you to hit "SEND" before you've finished.
7. It causes you to hit "DELETE" instead of "SEND."
8. It causes you to hit "SEND" when you meant to hit "DELETE."
9. It causes you to "reply to all" instead of just to the sender.
10. It causes you to forward the e-mail to everyone in your address book.
It is called the "C-Nile virus." Surprisingly your cell phone can also be infected with this virus. It causes you to send a blank text, and then you call to see if the other person got the text. He then has to reply, "Yes I got the text, but you forgot the message."
Just so you understand what you're dealing with, those affected by C-Nile are usually in D-Nile that they have it.
This is one virus warning you don't have to check out on Snopes.
Do you have any experiences with this virus that you would like to share — either as a recipient or a propagator of the virus?
quotation...
"The more self-centered we become, the less we are able to acknowledge the lordship of Christ." - Drew Conley
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Rob
Computers make very fast, very accurate mistakes.
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on Nov 4th, 2010 at 7:32 am
Thanks for the warning — but you’re too late. This virus hit my computer (an unfortunately my cell phone as well) quite a while ago! Sigh.
Rob adds: Welcome to the club, Grandma.
on Nov 4th, 2010 at 8:11 am
Who? Me? Never!!
Rob adds: Never what, Vikki?!
on Nov 4th, 2010 at 8:23 am
I got a similar virus the other day when I sent a text to my husband instead of my son. It happens when you have two people in your address book with the same name. Maybe a Jr. C-Nile virus?
Rob adds: Sorry, but I think it’s definitely Sr., not Jr.
on Nov 4th, 2010 at 8:26 am
Years ago I heard of another virus apparently also from the Nile region. It was known as the Egyptian flu. Oddly enough only women got it. It lasted about 9 months, after which they became a mummy.
Rob adds: Oooo, Brad! That one was painful.
on Nov 4th, 2010 at 9:02 am
Well, I was born after 1960 but I have displayed symptoms of this virus in the past. The one that gets me the most is sending an e-mail without the attachment. One thing I’ve started doing to reverse the effects of the virus is to attach the attachment before I start writing the e-mail.
Rob adds: Michael, that would work for me only if I remembered to attach the attachment first….
on Nov 4th, 2010 at 9:45 am
11. It causes you to leave off the last letters of your words.
Rob adds: Who would ever do tha? I wonder if a similar symptom is not finishing a