Re: virus warning: - HOAX
- To: <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
- Subject: Re: virus warning: - HOAX
- From: "* A* <c*@value.net>
- Date: Wed, 3 Dec 1997 06:29:04 -0800
Bill,
Thanks, after reading this information it is obvious virus warnings are for
the most part hoaxes. Must be an executable file as noted on this site,
opening an e-mail does not execute a file!
Chris Andersen
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>
>> 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:
>
> - - - - -
>
>"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."
>
> - - - - - -
>
>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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