Cohousing-L Mailing List: Fw: LCRCnews: Fw: NEW Virus Warnings NOV 97

[Chris/Meri-Kate Holt (holts]

Howdy All!
Just received this note and I thought I would pass it on so nobody gets
burned
Chris

> > > From: Roger Miller <ramiller [at] ican.net>
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> > > Subject: Fw: NEW Virus Warnings NOV 97
> > > Date: Wednesday, November 05, 1997 11:28 AM
> > > 
> > > > 
> > > >
> > > >
> > >  
> > > >>  
> > > >> Date:   04/11/97  9:32 AM
> > > >> 
> > > >> RE:     NEW Virus Warnings NOV 97
> > > >> 
> > > >> Subject: Fwd: FW: NEW VIRUS WARNING (fwd)
> > > >> 
> > > >> If you receive 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.
> > > >> 
> > > >> Also, 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 arround 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.
> > > >> > >>>>
> > > >> > >>>>
> > > >
> > > >
> > > Roger Miller
> > > 
> > > ramiller [at] ican.net
> > > Phone 905 889 8744
> > > Fax 905 731 5131
> > >