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Re: [Fwd: [Fwd: Re: virus]]

B&K Wheeler wrote:
> 
> Subject: [Fwd: Re: virus]
> Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 06:12:55 -1000
> From: Jon & Lynda Hendricks <"lolokona@gte.net"@pac.gte.net>
> Organization: Hawaii Island Stuff
> To: wheel2@gte.net
> CC: dakiona@aol.com
> 
> Subject: Re: virus
> Date: Wed, 13 Aug 1997 13:40:17 -1000
> From: beaker@gte.net (Charles Norris)
> To: "catheleen schreiner" <whiners@msn.com>,
>      "jackie turner" <turnerm@pacbell.net>,
>      "walter garrigon" <wg141@aol.com>,
>      "doug stockly" <stockie@prodigy.net>,
>      "dick huggins" <nauti2@aloha.net>,
>      "john and dorothy madigan" <madigan2@aol.com>,
>      "jon and lynda hendricks" <lolokona@gte.net>,
>      "ben and marnie #218" <kikaida@ilhawaii.net>,
>      "JUDITH BERG" <hi@ilhawaii.net>,
>      "alison and geri garzon" <garzons@aol.com>,
>      "Dave/Marge Bartlett" <debartl@ibm.net>, "dan levitz" <dans@gte.net>,
>      "jennie,david,kristi payne" <busymom@lightspeed.net>,
>      "bob cowell" <beermug@azstarnet.com>,
>      "gene smith" <bearisle@ilhawaii.net>,
>      "bob and pat aeder" <aeder@aloha.net>,
>      "jenny payne" <105040.3340@compuserve.com>,
>      "deane payne" <104627.73@compuserve.com>, "BABS" <babs_sm@hotmail.com>,
>      "Barry/Katherine Jones" <westmark@ix.netcom.com>,
>      "Bill & Kim" <billkim@thor.pla-net.net>,
>      "Bill/Laura Arthur" <wkarthur@earthlink.net>,
>      "Bob/Nancy" <desertrobert@worldnet.att.net>,
>      "Doc/wendy Jeffries" <salt@ivic.net>, "Ed/Ramey" <emn@mscomm.com>,
>      "Eric Richards" <hrdtoobeme@aol.com>, "GEE" <geewhiz@erols.com>,
>      "Henk & Tina" <fam@worldonline.nl>, "Homer" <ragullo@juno.com>,
>      "John A Nelson" <jti@pacbell.net>,
>      "Ken & Sally Morningside Inn (Juno)" <morningsideinn@juno.com>,
>      "Kim/Dennis LaChance" <lachance@mosquitonet.com>,
>      "Liz Moyer" <lizzyb36@aol.com>,
>      "Nick/Bobbie Knickerson" <Nick.Knack@valleyonline.com>,
>      "Peter/Jo" <pemasys@rocketmail.com>,
>      "Roger/Diana" <RogerDGodby@worldnet.att.net>,
>      "Syl/Shirley" <ssworks@ix.netcom.com>,
>      "TOM & DORY" <wachnu007@aol.com>, "Wally/Maria" <fpereira@usa.net>,
>      "Walt/Mindy Stephens" <stephens@silcom.com>,
>      "pfbirds" <pfbirds@koan.com>
> 
> ----------
> > From: pfbirds <pfbirds@koan.com>
> > To: Walt/Mindy Stephens <stephens@silcom.com>; Wally/Maria
> <fpereira@usa.net>; TOM & DORY <wachnu007@aol.com>; Syl/Shirley
> <ssworks@ix.netcom.com>; Roger/Diana <RogerDGodby@worldnet.att.net>;
> Peter/Jo <pemasys@rocketmail.com>; Nick/Bobbie Knickerson
> <Nick.Knack@valleyonline.com>; Liz Moyer <lizzyb36@aol.com>; Kim/Dennis
> LaChance <lachance@mosquitonet.com>; Ken & Sally Morningside Inn (Juno)
> <morningsideinn@juno.com>; John A Nelson <jti@pacbell.net>; Homer
> <ragullo@juno.com>; Henk & Tina <fam@worldonline.nl>; GEE
> <geewhiz@erols.com>; Eric Richards <hrdtoobeme@aol.com>; Ed/Ramey
> <emn@mscomm.com>; Doc/wendy Jeffries <salt@ivic.net>; Chuck/Debi
> <beaker@gte.net>; Bob/Nancy <desertrobert@worldnet.att.net>; Bill/Laura
> Arthur <wkarthur@earthlink.net>; Bill & Kim <billkim@thor.pla-net.net>;
> Barry/Katherine Jones <westmark@ix.netcom.com>; BABS <babs_sm@hotmail.com>
> > Subject: Fw: virus
> > Date: Wednesday, August 13, 1997 12:58 PM
> >
> >
> >
> > ----------
> > >
> > > > 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!!!!!!!!!
> > > >
> > >
> > >
The only virus spread here is by word of mouth.  I don't believe IBM
would spread any such malarky as this.  The only way you can receive a
virus via email is if it has an attachment in it & you open the
attachment.  Judy Showers
P.S. Please check the website at: http://www.symantec.com for updates on
viruses
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