-----Original Message-----
From: Kurt A. Huhn MCSE, CNA, MCP <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Monday, March 29, 1999 8:49 PM
Subject: Re: [Systalk] Mellissa virus and media hype
>This virus:
>1. affects Windows only
>2. is contained in a Word document as a Macro
>3. is only effective if Outlook97/98 or Outlook Express is on your
machine -
>with entries in the address book
>4. will not affect your computer if you have none or only some of the above
>5. will not affect your computer if you don't open the attached document
>6. wil not affect your computer if you open the document, but disable
macros
>7. is not on every computer
>8. can be cleaned from systems (see www.nai.com)
>9. should only affect idiots
>10. has no effect on the sheduled end of the world 4 billion years from now
>
>Yes, the media is blowing this thing totally out of proportion. I read a
>writeup in the Providence Journal on Sunday morning that fairly well
>informed though. All this computer scaremongering by the media really
>pisses me off sometimes.
>
>Kurt
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jason Czerak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Date: Monday, March 29, 1999 4:17 AM
>Subject: [Systalk] Mellissa virus and media hype
>
>
>>Well this funny little virus was on tv this morning. According to the
>>tv:
>>
>>1. Every computer is effected
>>2. There is no excape
>>3. don't open all your mail
>>4. World is comming to and end.
>>
>>
>>well the last 3 are the impressions I got from the report. But the first
>>one is what cought my eye. This thing is a windows only virus.
>>correct? yep. I'm on linux. no viruses here. second. it's an MS Out look
>>express thing. Nope. no out look express anywhere on my machine and I
>>bet there is a good amount of ppl that don't use Out look express, namly
>>the few million AOL users, majority of Windows online group, for a
>>start. Come on I know they are trying to make the infomration about the
>>virus in plain english but they don't have to lie about the major
>>aspects. Just come out and say it only effects window users useing
>>outlook express (tho I'm not use 100% if is only outlook express please
>>correct me if I'm wrong )
>>
>>Stupid media. There just as bad as lawers when it comes to the truth at
>>times....
>>
>>
>>--
>>Jason Czerak
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