Virus warnings

Please do not send messages warning of viruses to email networks. These are virtually always hoaxes, can waste other members' time and cause unnecessary concern. There are many other email lists that people can subscribe to if they wish to receive genuine virus warnings.

If you do wish to check the authenticity of a virus warning, you can do so at any of the following:

The following links all open into external websites. Please note that NAVCA cannot be held responsible for the content of these websites.

Sophos virus information page

Vmyths

Computer Incident Advisory Capability hoaxes page

NAVCA makes strenuous efforts to ensure email network messages do not contain viruses, but members are responsible for ensuring their own computers remain virus free.