SF State's Division of Information Technology has sent out a warning to students and faculty about a new virus called Conficker that has already affected millions of computers.

On the IT Web site, it suggests to "run a trusted anti-virus program with the latest updates, scan all file extensions and external drives (especially MP3 and USB drives) when configuring your anti-virus software" and to install the patch provided in the e-mail.

[X]press has e-mailed Mig Hofmann, information security officer, to verify the e-mail was sent by IT in case students and faculty were suspicious of the e-mail.

The past several semesters, SF State e-mails have been plagued with phishing scams where e-mails identified from IT ask for personal information such as student ID numbers and passwords. (Read "Phishing scam targets campus").

To get more information on the Conficker virus and phishing scams, visit the IT Web site.