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I don't know whether this is New Year hysteria or genuine but
nevertheless, perhaps better to er on the side of caution until
otherwise informed.
Regards,
June Balshaw
Date: Thu, 08 Jan 1998 09:10:26 +0000
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Subject: New Virus Warning -Forwarded
Date: Wed, 07 Jan 1998 17:16:32 +0000
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Subject: New Virus Warning
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I recieved this today and as we are now on the net it may be
of interest.
> > "PLEASE READ CAREFULLY-VIRUS INFORMATION
> >
> > ********** VERY IMPORTANT ********
> >
> > NEW VIRUSES INFO
> >
> > 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!!!!!!!!!"
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June Balshaw
Project Manager
Teaching and Learning at the Environment-Science-Society Interface
School of Humanities
University of Greenwich
Wellington Street
Woolwich
London
SE18 6PF
Tel: 0181-331 8967
Fax: 0181-331 8805
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