Re: THIS VIRUS THING IS A HOAX!!!!!

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Re: THIS VIRUS THING IS A HOAX!!!!!

WEELLLLLL.....that was half a year ago.....now those bugs have been fixed

Daniel

DaMaStErMiNd wrote:

> hmmm... actually it is possible... I remember half a year ago there were
> several
> patches released for Email clients to protect against these autorun programs...
>
> Daniel Ramsbrock wrote:
>
> > To all you people out there that actually believe this bullshit:
> > I HAVE RECEIVED BOTH EMAILS AND OPENED THEM. NOTHING HAS HAPPENED TO MY
> >  COMPUTER, AND NOTHING WILL HAPPEN TO MY COMPUTER!!!!!! It is impossible
> > to make emails auto-run a program upon opening--damage can only be done if
> you
> >  open a program that is attached to the e-mail. You're welcome to
> > look this up in any book that covers e-mail, the internet, or TCP/IP. DON'T
> BE
> >  FOOLED BY THESE PEOPLE THAT HAVE NOTHING BETTER DO TO IN THEIR
> > SPARE TIME THAN TRY TO SCARE THE SHIT OUT OF OTHER PEOPLE!!!!!
> >
> > Ed Flemming wrote:
> >
> > > ---- Begin Included Message ----
> > > Goodness, you people are so gullible. I am almost certain there is no such
> > > virus. Some of you people should study up so you arent so easily deceived
> by
> > > these fallacies.
> > >
> > >       THIS "JOIN THE CREW" AND "PENPALS" VIRUS IS NO JOKE! I HAVE
> >           RECIEVED BOTH OF THESE MESSAGES! TAKE THIS SERIOSLY!!
> > >
> > > Steve Sowby wrote:
> > >
> > > > >> > : >>> 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
> > > > >> > :
> > > > >
> > > > >--------- End forwarded message ----------
> > > > >--------- End forwarded message ----------
> > > > >
> > > > >___________________________________________________________________
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> > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > __________________________
> > >
> > > Don`t forget when you make a long distance call to use the cool new service
> >  from
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> >  It`s
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> >  secret
> > > PIN number, your credit card number, a secondary credit card number, the
> > > expiration date for the first and the second (in that order), your birth
> date,
> > > your pet`s birthdate, your social security number, the local time, the
> Julian
> > > date, 1, the area code, and the number.
> > >
> > > ================================================
> > > Requiescat in pace, Gene Roddenberry.
> > > __________________________
> > >
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> > > __________________________
> > >
> > > ---- End Included Message ----
> > >
> > > Ed Flemming :)
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