It's sad but such virus hoaxes rely on well-meaning friend's concerns in order to propogate the hoax. Even most real viruses over the email comes from well-meaning, but ignorant friends (in the form of attachments usually). In either case, best thing to do is to immediately inform the person who sent it and encourage them to email all to whom he/she sent the hoax notice or infected file and warn them.
Answer: scan everything...ESPECIALLY stuff like "OPEN THIS" or "This is really cool!", "Winner Confirmation! View Immediately!", or even "Cousin Luke's Family Photos" from a family member.
I'll throw this in: Chain email....the ones that promise bad luck if you don't forward it to all your friends and especially the ones that say I don't care or love my friends if I don't: I send it back to the originator (and the person who forwarded it) edited so that it reads that they now have an eternal curse on THEM for just opening my email back to them. That usually takes me off their address book. I won't stand for crap like that. (All my good friends know this about me...haven't received one from them yet... 
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Last edited by bistro; March 22nd, 2003 at 09:57 AM.
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