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[Fwd: [Fwd: Re: virus]]


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> From: pfbirds <pfbirds@koan.com>
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> Subject: Fw: virus
> Date: Wednesday, August 13, 1997 12:58 PM
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> >
> > > Subject: virus
> > > Date: Tuesday, August 12, 1997 7:52 AM
> > > 
> > > This message was forewarded through the county e-mail system as
valid. 
> 
> > > There have been so many bogus warnings, that one wonders even about 
> > > the so called official ones.
> > > 
> > > Read it for what it is worth.
> > > 
> > > Chris Christensen
> > > 
> > > WARNING!!!!!! If you recieve 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:
> > > 
> > > 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 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!!!!!!!!!
> > > 
> > 
> > 



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