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  • 1.  VIRUS WARNING - HOAX!

    Posted 03-28-2000 14:04
    Thanks for your good intentions, but these are not computer viruses; they
    are old hoaxes. For more information on each of these hoaxes take a look at:

    http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/CIACHoaxes.html#aids

    http://www.stiller.com/holiday.htm


    Larry Pate
    University of Wisconsin-Madison


    At 12:12 PM 03/28/2000 +0000, you wrote:
    >
    >There are e-mail viruses out there that can only replicate by human
    >intervention, in a way
    >these virus infects the mind. Be on guard instead of falling prey. When
    >thinking of forwarding a
    >virus notice first ask "Is this a virus I am helping to spread?" The
    vaccine is
    >knowledge, and it
    >too works like a virus. My intention in posting to the list is to stop this
    kind
    >of viruses from
    >propagating here.
    >
    >Saludos
    >
    >Esteban
    >
    >To: MG-ED-DV@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
    >cc: (bcc: ESTEBAN TREVIÑO MUGUERZA/Monterrey/Cen/Cemex)
    >From: Joshua Zammit <joste@GLOBAL.NET.MT> @ INTERNET
    >Date: 28/03/2000 05:28:50 PM
    >Subject: Fw: VIRUS WARNING !/ From Marlene
    >
    >
    >
    >----- Original Message -----
    >From: Dave Klyne <dklyne@ibm.net>
    >To: Sean Lawson <sean.lawson@attglobal.net>; Scott & Susan Olsen
    ><theolsens@clds.net>; Norma & Albert Klyne <abtech1@telusplanet.net>;
    >Nathalie & Jerry Blondin <blondins@telusplanet.net>; Muscat Ianis
    ><ianismuscat@yahoo.co.uk>; Mike Trumper <mtrumper@telusplanet.net>; Kathy &
    >Barry Belfield <kzabawa@aol.com>; Joshua & Stephanie Zammit
    ><joste@global.net.mt>; Joseph Orr <0rrj@cadvision.com>; Ishmael Muscat
    ><Ishmaelmuscat@angelfire.com>; Graham & Sandy Fraser
    ><gsfraser@telusplanet.net>; Doris & Sylvia Vella <dalsanpen@bigpond.com>;
    >Dion & Kathy Klyne <klynedd@telusplanet.net>; Dave Klyne <dklyne@ibm.net>;
    >Dave & Cheryl <dcpsinc@msn.com>; Catherine Callus
    ><catherine.callus@magnet.mt>; Carmen Grima <vis@maltanet.net>; Barry
    >Richardson <solutions@connect.ab.ca>; Andrew Sciberras
    ><sarrebic@maltanet.net>
    >Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2000 10:33 PM
    >Subject: FW: VIRUS WARNING !/ From Marlene
    >
    >
    >>
    >>
    >> -----Original Message-----
    >> From: D. Greg Favelle [mailto:gfavelle@telusplanet.net]
    >> Sent: Friday, March 24, 2000 5:58 PM
    >> To: Bob Harris; David Klyne; George Blondeau; Gerry Delowsky; Rick D.
    >> Favelle; Robert manuel; bryanc@thewebmarket.com; JR MacPherson; Don &
    >> Shellie Coe; jhbailey@telusplanet.net
    >> Subject: Fw: VIRUS WARNING !/ From Marlene
    >>
    >> > >Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2000 12:52 PM
    >> > >Subject: Fw: VIRUS WARNING !/ From Marlene
    >>
    >> > >Date: Tuesday, March 21, 2000 23:05:42
    >> > >From: Andresen
    >> > >To: RICHARD NORTH
    >> > >Subject: Fw: VIRUS WARNING !/ From Marlene
    >> > >----- Original Message -----
    >> > >From: Dennis Hupka <denmar@dowco.com>
    >> > >To: Andresen <andresen@dowco.com>
    >> > >Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2000 9:47 PM
    >> > >Subject: Fw: VIRUS WARNING !/ From Marlene
    >> > >
    >> > >
    >> > >> Subject: VIRUS WARNING !
    >> > >>
    >> > >> 1. This is VERY SERIOUS!! Please forward to everyone you know.
    >> > >> They will be grateful. There is a virus out now being sent to people
    >> > >> via email..it is called the A.I.D.S. VIRUS. It will destroy your
    >> > >> memory, sound card and speakers, your drive and it will infect
    >> > >> your mouse or pointing devices as well as your keyboards making it
    >> > >> so that you can't type and it will not register on the screen. It
    >self
    >> > >> terminates only after it eats 5MB of hard drive space & will
    >> > >> delete all programs. It will come via E-mail called "(OPEN: VERY
    >> > >> COOL!:)".
    >> > >> DELETE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! immediately!! It will basically
    >> > >> render your computer useless.
    >> > >
    >> > >> PASS IT ON QUICKLY & TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE
    >> > >>
    >> > >> 2. Very Urgent Must Read Please - If you receive an
    >> > >> e-mail titled "Win A Holiday" DO NOT open it . It will erase
    >> > >> everything on your hard drive.
    >> > >> Forward this letter out to as many people as youcan.
    >> > >> This is a new, very malicious virus and not many people know about
    >it.
    >> > >> This information was announced yesterday morning from Microsoft.
    >> > >>
    >> > >> Thank You,
    >> > >> Neil Ferrick
    >> > >> Compaq Computer Corporatio
    >>
    >> > >>
    >> Received this today so am passing it on, be careful of these things.
    >> I'll forward another right after this on
    >>
    >>
    >>
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