This message is from: "Frederick J. (Fred) Pack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
This is a Hoax: This is from Symantec: see below: BUDDYLST.ZIP Aliases: Budweiser Infection length: Hoax Area of infection: Hoax Likelihood: Hoax Region reported: Online Characteristics: Hoax Target platform: Hoax Trigger date: Hoax Description: BUDDYLST.ZIP is not a virus. It is a hoax. The "virus" does not exist. There is currently no virus that has the characteristics ascribed to BUDDYLST.ZIP. It is a sham, meant only to panic new or inexperienced computer users. The hoax message includes the following "warning" in several forms: Form 1: Yesterday a friend of mine called and told me about something that happened to him. He opened his E-mail and this BUDDYLST.ZIP was there. When he opened it his computer crashed and when he tried to re-boot he had lost everything! It was a Virus that os being passed around...........BEWARE! Please forward to as many people as you can so no one will get hurt. These people need to be stopped. Don't download anything form "buddylst.zip" or you will lose all your files. Form 2: A computer virus is going around! It is called BUDDYLST.ZIP! Do not download or some jerk from the internet will get your screen name and password! Please send this to any names you can think of and remember never download BUDDYLST.ZIP Form 3: VIRUS ALERT Someone is sending out a very desirable screen-saver, the Budweiser Frogs - "BUDDYLST.ZIP". If you download it, you will lose everything!!! Your hard drive will crash and someone from the Internet will get your screen name and password! DO NOT DOWNLOAD THIS UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES!!! IT JUST WENT INTO circulation yesterday, as far as we know. Please distribute/inform this message. This is a new, very malicious virus and not many people know about it. This information was announced yesterday morning from Microsoft. Please share it with everyone that might access the Internet. Once again, pass this along to EVERYONE in your address book so at this may be stopped. Also do not open or even look at any mail that says "RETURNED OR UNABLE TO DELIVER". This virus will attach itself to your computer components and render them useless. Immediately delete mail=A0 items that say this. AOL has said that this is a very dangerous virus and that there is NO remedy for it at this time. Please practice cautionary measures and forward this to all you on-line friends ASAP. Form 4: I have received a warning from a v.reliable source regarding an EVIL new virus. PLEASE NOTE: You may receive an Email from an apparently harmless Budweiser screen saver, entitled BUDDYLST.SIP If you do, DO NOT OPEN IT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES! Once opened, you will lose EVERYTHING on your PC. Your hard disk will be completely destroyed and the person who sent you the message will have access to your name and password via the Internet. As far as we know this virus was circulated yesterday morning. It's a brand new virus and extremely dangerous. Please copy this information and Email it to everyone in your address book. We need to do all we can to block this virus. AOL, Demon and now BT Internet have confirmed how dangerous it is and there is no Anti-Virus program as yet capable of destroying it. Please take all necessary precautions and pass this information on to your friends, acquaintances and work colleagues. Please ignore any messages regarding this supposed "virus" and do not pass on any messages regarding it. Passing on messages about this hoax serves only to further propagate it. Tell a Friend about this Write-Up -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of fjords Sent: Friday, February 25, 2000 12:23 PM To: Fjordhorse List Subject: This message is from: "fjords" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> This message is fronm [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Here's a new virus warning >> Date: Sunday, February 20, 2000 5:42 PM >> Subject: Virus warning >> >> VERY IMPORTANT - EXTREMELY DANGEROUS VIRUS >> >> This information came from Microsoft yesterday morning. >> Please, pass it on to anyone you know who has access to the Internet. >> >> You may receive an apparently harmless Budweiser screen >> saver,entitled "BUDDYLST.SIP". If you do, DO NOT OPEN IT UNDER ANY >> CIRCUMSTANCES, but delete it immediately. >> >> Once opened, you will lose EVERYTHING on your PC. Your hard >> disk will be completely destroyed and the person-who sent you the message >> will have access to your name and password via the Internet. As far as we >> know, the virus was circulated yesterday morning. It's a new virus and >> extremely dangerous. Please copy this information and e-mail it to >> everyone >> in your address book. We need to do all we can to block this virus. AOL >> has >> confirmed how dangerous it is and that there is no Antivirus program as >> yet >> which has thi in it's signature file. >
