tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Aug 27 20:59:00 1997
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Re: [Fwd: Fwd: FW: Urgent Virus Alert / from Donna]
I wish people would check these things before sending them out. This is a
confirmed HOAX message. Check http://www.mcafee.com in the hoax section for
more details.
SamwI'
At 07:51 PM 8/27/97 -0700, Michael DeMatteo wrote:
>Received: from mx05.erols.com (mx05.erols.com [205.252.116.249])
>Message-ID: <[email protected]>
>X-Originating-IP: [204.101.197.58]
>From: "donna k" <[email protected]>
>To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected],
> [email protected]
>Subject: Fwd: FW: Urgent Virus Alert / from Donna
>Content-Type: text/plain
>Date: Wed, 27 Aug 1997 16:00:04 PDT
>>>>> ----------
>>>>> From: Spinder, Melissa A (GEP)
>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 1997 4:33 PM
>>>>> Subject: FW: Urgent Virus Alert
>>>>> Importance: High
>>>>>
>>>>> Subject: FW: Urgent Virus Alert
>>>>>
>>>>> FYI --
>>>>>
>>>>> >
>>>>> >>>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
>>>>> >>>>> WITHOUT 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 !!!
>>>>> >>>>> There is a new virus going arround 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 danderous 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!!!!!!!!!
>>>>> >
>>>>> >Linda M. Novak
>>>>> >Freedman, Levy, Kroll & Simonds
>>>>> >202 457-5100 x 186
>>>>> >[email protected]
>>Donna
>
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