All,
An increasing number of articles have been published on the Internet with unclear and sometimes misleading information concerning one of the primary dashboards for awareness concerning the spread of the Coronavirus. To be clear, the online map posted by Johns Hopkins University at https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html does NOT contain any malware (and NEVER contained malware). This popular dashboard web application is hosted by Esri as part of our ArcGIS Online offering.
The confusion comes from an issue where a malicious person created a downloadable Windows-based application containing malware whose display is practically identical to the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus browser-based dashboard. Whomever posted the malicious downloadable app is attempting to take advantage of the hype around the Coronavirus, but it requires the user to either download the app executable, or it could be distributed by email for the user to then install onto their local Windows system.
Here is the Authoritative full blog on the topic from Esri. Feel free to share with your campus security team so they understand the difference and not blocking the access to the online/browser maps (which can impact your own web maps).
As always, feel free to contact us for concerns, comments or questions.
Thank you.
Best Regards,
Canserina Kurnia | Solution Engineer | Education
Esri | 380 New York St | Redlands, CA 92373 | USA
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