Virus Warning.
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Virus Warning.
>To: reina_detjen@yahoo.com
>Cc: jm619@is9.nyu.edu, dahlia@apeleon.net, mtsowby@gowebway.com,
> sowby1@deseretonline.com, g.sowby@juno.com
>Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1998 16:38:36 +0000
>Subject: Virus Warning.
>X-Mailer: Juno 1.49
>From: khilman@juno.com (Kristin S Hilman)
>
>
>
>> > : >>> From IBM...
>> > : >>> This is not a joke!!!
>> > : >>>
>> > : >>> Here's a warning to everyone.
>> > : >>>
>> > : >>> If you receive an e-mail titled JOIN THE CREW or PENPALS
>> ........DO
>> > : NOT
>> > : >>> open it!!!!!
>> > : >>> It will erase EVERYTHING on your hard drive! Send this letter
>out
>> > : to as
>> > : >>> many people as you can....this is a new virus and not many
>people
>> > : know
>> > : >>> about it!!
>> > : >>> This information was received this morning by IBM, please share
>it
>> > : with
>> > : >>> anyone that might access the Internet!!!
>> > : >>> PENPAL 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 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 box!!!
>> > : >>> This virus will destroy your hard drive and holds the potential
>to
>> > : >DESTROY
>> > : >>> the hard drive of anyone whose mail is in your box and whose
>mail
>> is
>> > : in
>> > : >>> their box and so on and on!!!!!!
>> > : >>> So delete any message titled PENPAL or JOIN THE CREW...this
>virus
>> > : can do
>> > : >>> major DAMAGE to worldwide networks!!!!
>> > : >>> PLEASE PASS THIS ALONG TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS AND PEOPLE IN YOUR
>> > : MAILBOXES.
>> > : >>> AOL HAS SAID THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS VIRUS AND THERE IS NO
>REMEDY
>>
>> > : FOR
>> > : >>> THIS...FORWARD IT TO ALL YOUR ON-LINE FRIENDS
>> > : A.S.A.P.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>> > : >>>
>> > : >>>
>> > : >>
>> > : >
>> > : >
>> > :
>> > :
>> > : ______________________________________________________
>> > : Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
>> > :
>
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