Re: Virus Alert

[Os <os@scee.sony.co.uk>]

Another useful de-bunking page:

http://www.mcafee.com/support/hoax.asp

cheers,
os.


Jesse Kudler wrote:
> 
> These stupid things circulate a lot.  You can't get a virus from an 
>e-mail,
> only an executable program.  If a mail has an attachment, that could 
>have a
> virus, but not the mail itself.  I see these kinds of warnings all the 
>time,
> and I'm surprised no one else has debunked this one yet.
> 
> -Jesse
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jeff & mary duke <jmar@bellsouth.net>
> To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com <Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com>
> Date: Sunday, November 16, 1997 3:49 PM
> Subject: Re: Virus Alert
> 
> >Phil Diem wrote:
> >>
> >> This is the first one of these that I've seen in a while. It appears 
>to
> >> be legitiment - coming from and through reliable sorces. If it is
> >> legitiment then it's VERY IMPORTANT!
> >>
> >> >Date: Sat, 15 Nov 1997 21:43:11 -0500 (EST)
> >> >From: "Ray E. Mattatall" <mattatal@umich.edu>
> >> >X-Sender: mattatal@choplifter.rs.itd.umich.edu
> >> >Subject: Fwd: [Fwd: Fw: Virus warning]
> >> >________________________________________________
> >>
> >> > Subject: NEW VIRUS!!
> >> >
> >> > WARNING!!!!!! If you receive an e-mail titled "JOIN THE CREW" DO NOT
> >> > open it!  It will erase EVERYTHING on your hard drive!  Send this
> >> > letter out to as many people you can ... this is a new virus and not
> >> > many people know about it!
> >> >
> >> > This information was received this morning from IBM, please share
> >> > it with anyone that might access the Internet.
> >> >
> >> > Also, if anyone receives mail entitled "PENPAL GREETINGS!" please
> >> > delete it WITH OUT reading it!!  This is a warning for all Internet
> >> > users-there is a dangerous virus propagating across the Internet
> >> > through an e-mail message entitled "PENPAL GREETINGS!".
> >> >
> >> > DO NOT DOWNLOAD ANY MESSAGE ENTITLED "PENPAL GREETINGS"!!
> >> >
> >> > This message appears to be a friendly letter asking you if you are
> >> > interested in a penpal, but by the time you read this letter, it is
> >> > too late.  The trojan horse virus will have already infected the
> >> > boot sector of your hard drive, destroying all of the data present.
> >> > It is a self-replicating virus, and once the message is read, it
> >> > will AUTOMATICALLY forward itself to anyone who's e-mail address is
> >> > present in YOUR mailbox!
> >> >
> >> > This virus will DESTROY your hard drive and holds the potential to
> >> > DESTROY the hard drive of anyone whose mail is in your in-box and
> >> > who's mail is in their in-box and so on.  If this virus keeps
> >> > getting passed, it has the potential to do a great deal of DAMAGE
> >> > to computer networks worldwide!!!
> >> >
> >> > Please, delete the message entitled "PENPAL GREETINGS!" as soon as
> >> > you see it!  And pass this message along to all of your friends,
> >> > relatives and the other readers of the newsgroups and mailing lists
> >> > which you are on so that they are not hurt by this dangerous virus!
> >> >
> >> > Please pass this along to everyone you know so this can be stopped.
> >> >
> >> > PASS THIS ON TO YOUR FRIENDS.
> >> >
> >> > WARNING!!!  This is a new virus going around in the last couple of
> >> > days!  DO NOT open or even look at any mail that you get that says:
> >> > "Returned or Unable to Deliver" This virus will attach itself to 
>your
> >> > computer components and render them useless.  Immediately delete any
> >> > mail items that says this.  AOL has said this is a very dangerous
> >> > virus, and there is NO remedy for it at this time.  Please Be
> >> > Careful,
> >> > And forward to all your on-line friends A.S.A.P.
> >> >
> >> > Forward this A.S.A.P. to every single person you know!!!!!!!!!
> >> >
> >> > Greg Dimond
> >> > Informix
> >> > Software, Inc.
> >> > Global Telecommunications
> >> > 703-714-0608
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >anyone know how to keep my mail from opening a message before i have
> read the title? I am running netscape 3.0. thanks Jeff
> >
> >

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