It might be a good idea to refer your friend to a good hoax website such as:
http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/cgi-bin/mfs/www/hoaxbusters/archive?link=http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/HBHoaxIndex.html&file=/www/hoaxbust ers/HBHoaxIndex.html&line=70#mfs This is hoaxbusters and this particular page mentions both of these as well known hoaxes. Just a friendly point of reference. Jim Wright -----Original Message----- From: Igor Kaplun [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 3:31 PM To: [email protected] Subject: CS>Fw: Virus IK Importance: High > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "jdfo" <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 7:54 AM > Subject: Virus > > > > Got this notice from my friend Mass ... > > > > He stays very much on top of web security threats ... > > > > Take it seriously > > InfoHot received the following message for distribution. We are forwarding > > this message as a service to our subscribers, affiliates and friends to > help > > them keep their email and computer files safe. > > ------------------------------------- > > Message > > ------------------------------------- > > I just received word of two new viruses: > > > > 1) First : > > Subject: Danger ahead > > Hi - This looks like a bad one that's coming. Forward this to others. > > Please read and forward to everyone you know...... DO NOT OPEN "NEW > PICTURES > > OF FAMILY" It is a virus that will erase your whole "C" drive. It will > come > > to you in the form of an E-Mail from a familiar person. I repeat a friend > > sent it to me, but called & warned me before I opened it. He was not so > > lucky and now he can't even start his computer! > > > > Forward this to everyone in your address book. I would rather receive this > > 25 times than not at all. > > > > Also: Intel announced that a new and very destructive virus was discovered > > recently. If you receive an email called "FAMILY PICTURES," do not open > it. > > Delete it right away! This virus removes all dynamic link libraries (.dll > > files) from your computer. Your computer will not be able to boot up. This > > was sent to me, and I thought I would pass it along. > > > > AND Second: > > 2) READ IMMEDIATELY AND PASS ON TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW: > > Someone is sending out a very cute screensaver of the Budweiser Frogs. 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 IT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES! > > > > It just went into circulation yesterday. Please distribute 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 that this may be > > stopped. > > > > AOL has said that this is a very dangerous virus and that there is NO > remedy > > for it at this time. This is VERY important. If you receive a screen saver > > from a friend or anyone you may not know with the Budweiser Frogs in it, > DO > > NOT DOWNLOAD IT OR OPEN THE FILE! > > > > Press the forward button on your email program and send this notice to > > EVERYONE you know. Let's keep our email safe for everyone. > > > > End of message. > > > > JO > > > > > > -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: [email protected] -or- [email protected] with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
