Re: virus alert

From: Poutinen, Jay (jpoutine@uwsp.edu)
Fri Sep 15 09:16:50 2000


This virus hoax has been around for over a year. This information is from Symantec's web site on virus hoaxes. ----------------------------------- Please ignore any messages regarding this "hoax" and do not pass on any ----------------------------------- messages regarding it. Passing on messages about this hoax serves only to ----------------------------------- further propagate it.

Write-up by: Motoaki Yamamura May 6, 1999

http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/jesus-hoax.html

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From: Karla [mailto:ifirgit@webcntrl.com]
Sent: Friday, September 15, 2000 12:46 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS
Subject: virus alert

I just thought I would forward this on to everyone as a warning.

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Karla

Subject: FW: Warning about a new Virus!!!!!! > > >> Importance: High > > >> > > >> IMPORTANCE: HIGH > > >> PASS THIS ON TO ANYONE YOU HAVE AN E-MAIL ADDRESS OR. > > >> If you receive an email titled "It Takes Guts to Say Jesus" > > >> DO NOT OPEN IT. It will erase everything on your hard drive. > > >> This information was announced yesterday morning from IBM. > > >> AOL states that this is a very dangerous virus, much worse > > >> than "Melissa," and that there is NO remedy for it at this time. > > >> Some very sick individual has succeeded in using the reformat > > >> function from Norton Utilities, causing it to completely erase > > >> all documents on the hard drive. It has been designed to work > > >> with Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer. > > >> It destroys Macintosh and IBM compatible computers. > > >> This is a new, very malicious virus and not many people know about > > >> it. > > >> Pass this warning along to EVERYONE in your address book > > >> and please share it with all your online friends ASAP so that this > > >> threat > > >> may be stopped!! > > >> > > >> Please practice cautionary measures and tell anyone that may have > > >> access to your computer. Forward this warning to everyone that might > > >> access the Internet. > > >> > > >> Joyce L. Bober > > >> IBM Information Systems > > >> Pittsburgh Mailing Systems > > >> 412/922-8744 > > >> 412/937-1730 Fax


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