Good point, never thought of a virus hoax as an actual virus
almost in its own right, duplication through operator fear.
Fred
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Grant" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, May 08, 2000 10:37 AM
Subject: Re: Imp Atten: New Virus Info
> http://vil.mcafee.com/dispHoax.asp?virus_k=10170
>
> why write a virus that propogates itself when you can
trick people into
> doing it for you? :)
>
> Always validate virus warnings before sending them to
"everyone in your
> contact list"
>
> happy coding.
>
> brian
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Kalyan Chakravarthy Modali <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, May 08, 2000 10:37 AM
> Subject: Imp Atten: New Virus Info
>
>
> > Don't now up to what extent it is true.
> > But Prevention is better than Cure
> >
> >
> >
> > Subject: Virus!
> > Author: John Erickson at AIRSEA-POST-OFFICE
> > Date: 04/14/2000 11:42 AM
> >
> >
> > 1. There is a new virus - WOBBLER. It will arrive on
e-mail
> > titled CALIFORNIA. IBM and AOL have announced that it is
very
> > powerful, more so than Melissa, there is no remedy. It
will eat all
> your
> > information on the hard drive and also destroys
Netscape Navigator and
> > Microsoft Internet Explorer. Do not open anything with
this title and
> > please pass this message on to all your contacts and
anyone who uses
> your
> > e-mail facility. Not many people seem to know about this
yet so
> propagate
> > it as fast as possible.
> >
> > 2. If you receive an e-mail titled "Win A. Holiday" DO
NOT
> > open it. It will erase everything on your hard drive.
Forward this
> letter
> > out to as many people as you can. This is a new, very
> > malicious virus and not many people know about it. This
information was
> > announced yesterday morning from Microsoft.
> >
> > Thank You,
> > Neil Ferrick
> > Compaq Computer Corporation
> >
> >
> > Andrew Lim
> > www.goldquest.com.my/alimo2k
> >
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