- To: "Jim A. Novak" <n*@telusplanet.net>
- Subject: Re: [Fwd: Fw: FYI]
- From: S* P* <e*@rockyview.ab.ca>
- Date: Wed, 27 Aug 1997 19:20:02 -0700
- References: <3404CA29.2E37@telusplanet.net>
Jim A. Novak wrote: > > Subject: Fw: FYI > Date: Tue, 26 Aug 1997 12:59:56 -0000 > From: "Michael E. Burke" <mburke@penn.com> > To: <pumpkins@athenet.net> > > Dear Pumpkin Group, > > I received this message this morning and thought that I should submit > it to the mailing list. I do not know of the validity of this message, > but thought it would be a good caution to undertake. > > M. Burke > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rich Hook <webmaster@key-net.net> > To: Recipient list suppressed <Recipient list suppressed> > Date: Tuesday, August 26, 1997 9:19 AM > Subject: FYI > > >Just for your info. Please read message below ... > > > >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 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!!!!!!!!! > > > >Rich > >Webmaster > >Keystone Internet Access > > To Everyone: The following is available for info on virus hoaxes http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/hoax.htmlTitle: SARC - Virus Hoaxes
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Virus Hoaxes Although there are thousands of viruses discovered each year, there are still some that only exist in the imaginations of the public and the press. This is the comprehensive list of viruses that DO NOT EXIST, despite rumor of their creation and distribution. Please ignore any messages regarding these supposed "viruses" and do not pass on any messages about them. Passing on messages about these hoaxes only serves to further propagate them.
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