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Virus
Scan Software
In response
to the most recent virus, I think it is wise to educate physicians
about opening of emails with attachments. As you all know, viruses
can propagate via email by pretending they are being sent from someone
you know. In the past, some of you may have received viruses
from infected computers within or outside of Inova. In an effort
to avoid this problem, IFHC is using WebForMDs servers to send emails
directly from one of our servers. In other words, if you have subscribed
to the IFHC listserv, an infected virus may NOT be able to propagate
itself automatically from the WebForMDs server. However, viruses
have gotten smarter. For example, they may pretend the email you
get is from cathy.williams@webformds.com, but it may be coming from
another physician's PC which contains Cathy's email.
The good news
is that you can distinguish the authenticity of the email by first
looking at the signature at the bottom of the email. It should state
the following:
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To get the Grand Rounds or see what is new at the Department of
Pediatrics, IFHC, go to http://www.ifhc.webformds.com
This
service provided by WebForMDs.com http://www.webformds.com/
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So far no virus
has been able to copy the signature above in order to deceive us.
We therefore ask that you do not open emails containing attachments
if they do not have the above footer. Additionally, we strongly
recommend everyone to obtain a virus protection software and perform
a "Live update" regularly. You must do so directly from
the website of your software provider. For more information on where
to obtain these softwares and updates, go to
http://www.ifhc.webformds.com/virusscan.htm
Thank you
Afshin Pashai
Web For MDs
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