Individuals should also be especially alert if the warning urges you to pass it on to your friends. This should raise a red flag that the warning may be a hoax. According to the FCC, they have not and never will disseminate warnings on viruses. It is not part of their job. Protecting your computer and data from malicious damage is not always an easy task.
New viruses come out daily.
New vulnerabilities are found in Unix and NT systems weekly, and exploitation scripts are actually published on the internet. There is help. There are many sources of information on the WWW that specialise in listing the latest vulnerabilities, with pointers on combatting them. The most recent concern that has circulated through our client base is the Happy99 worm. This is a worm program, NOT a virus.