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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