This is probably not a hoax. It came from my ISP. Southwestern Bell.
Alert
This is a virus notification from Southwestern Bell/Pacific Bell/Nevada
Bell Internet Services.
Please read this message carefully.
A virus known as SirCam is affecting Internet users worldwide. The
SirCam virus is transmitted
through e-mail attachments and will likely come from someone you know.
We recommend that you
monitor your e-mail for unusual or unexpected messages. As a
precaution, delete messages that
begin "Hi! How are you?" and end "See you later. Thanks" and contain an
attachment. The
message also may appear in Spanish, beginning "Hola como estas?" and
ending "Nos vemos pronto,
gracias."
If your computer becomes infected, the virus will send messages to every
e-mail address stored
on your computer and attach your personal files to outgoing messages.
We strongly recommend
that you update your anti-virus software to help protect your computer
from this virus.
For a complete description of this virus, please refer to the bulletin
available at
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-22.html.
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