Re: virus warning: - HOAX
- To: <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
- Subject: Re: virus warning: - HOAX
- From: "* V* <b*@island.net>
- Date: Wed, 3 Dec 1997 17:44:19 -0800
> Unfortunately, that is incorrect. You CAN become infected with
> new viruses simply by opening your mail.
Everyone -
I had my hard drive wiped out a year ago by downloading a program, and
have been cautious since, but think Bill Sakada is correct on this one
Check out the URL provided, http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/CIACHoaxes.html
To save time, the following is excerpted from that page:
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"Circulating the Internet is an email message entitled "Join the Crew".
For a virus to spread, it must be executed. Reading a mail message does
not execute the mail message. Trojans and viruses have been found as
executable attachments to mail messages, but they must be extracted and
executed to do any harm. CIAC still affirms that reading E-mail, using
typical mail agents, can not activate malicious code delivered in or with
the message.
IMPORTANT - VIRUS Alert!!!
Take note !
Someone got an email, titled as JOIN THE CREW.
It has erased his hard drive.
Do not open up any mail that has this title.
It will erase your whole hard drive.
This is a new email virus and not a lot of people know about it,
just let everyone know, so they won't be a victim.
Please e-mail this to everyone you know!!!
Remember the title : JOIN THE CREW
Variants of this email message are circulating the Internet. If you
receive an email message entitled "Join the Crew" and it has an
attachment, CIAC recommends that you delete the message and the
attachment. If you receive just the message, delete the message. Please DO
NOT circulate unvalidated virus alerts."
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Bill Verchere,
Ladysmith, BC Canada
Visit my Blue Green Algae, Giant Pumpkin and Extreme Skiing Page at
http://www.island.net/~billv/
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