From Jane Clark at [log in to unmask]

This note was sent by the Sierra Club's email systems manager to some
people on November 14th.  However, it did not come to the chapters.  I have
become aware of this virus in the last few days -- it is bouncing around on
Sierra Club's lists.

Please be alert and do NOT open an e-mail attachment named navidad.exe --
if you do it will evidently send
the virus out to all those in your address file.

To be safe, do NOT open any .exe file.

This virus is extremely destructive and will attempt to erase your hard
drive.

Also, please note that every year at holiday time, .exe attachments are
widely circulated. Files that end in .exe are programs that run on your
computer. If an exe contains a virus, and it is executed (opened), it can
be quite destructive. We recommend that you do not open any .exe file sent
to you as an e-mail attachment unless you specifically requested the file.

If you are curious, details about navidad.exe can be found at
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.navidad.html

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