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Re: VIRUS ALERT !!!!!

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From: StANTo
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 21:19
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also www.ibm.com and www.aol.com had no sign or mention of the virus. Common
sense.

"Bruce Von Deylen" <brucevd@compuserve.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks, Mandrake, for having a cool head. If you'd like to learn all about
> the latest hoaxes, try this URL:
>     http://www.nonprofit.net/hoax/
> Here's another good site:
>     http://virusmyths.com/
>
> regards,
>             bruce
>
> --
> PC Problems?
> Contact the PC Guy.
>
> Bruce D. Von Deylen
> South Bend, IN  USA
>
> e-mail: brucevd<at>compuserve.com
> Website: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/brucevd/pcguy1.htm
>
> "Mandrake" <Mandrake09@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:%1876.12393$BI2.3406244@typhoon.ne.mediaone.net...
> > From  Symantec  (Norton)
> >
> > California IBM Hoax
> > The following messages have been sent out by email. They are both copies
> of the same hoax. This
> > "virus" does not exist.
> >
> > The hoax messages includes the following "warning":
> >
> > Another new virus has been discovered. It arrives in an e-mail titled
> "California IBM".
> > Microsoft has announced that it is very bad, worse than "Love Letter".
> There is no remedy or
> > cure. It will consume all the information in the hard drive, and will
> destroy Netscape Navigator
> > and Microsoft Internet Explorer. Do not open anything with this title,
and
> pass this message on
> > to your e-mail contacts. Right now not many people know about this, so
> please pass it on as
> > quickly as possible
> >
> >
> > "Charlie Sapp" <crsapp@attglobal.net> wrote in message
> news:3a5d0bb6_3@news1.prserv.net...
> > > VIRUS ALERT!!!
> > > VERY DANGEROUS VIRUS JUST RELEASED!!!!
> > > There is a new virus - WOBBLER. It will arrive on
> > > e-mail titled CALIFORNIA.
> > > IBM and AOL have announced that it is very powerful,
> > > more so than Melissa, there is no remedy. It will eat
> > > all your information on the hard drive and also
> > > destroys Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet
> > > Explorer. Do not open anything with this title.
> > > Not many People seem to know about this yet so
> > > propagate it as fast as possible. 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 you can. This is a
> > > new, very malicious virus and not many people know
> > > about it. This information was announced from
> > > Microsoft. DO NOT OPEN "PRETTY PARK." It is a virus
> > > that will erase your whole "C" drive. It will come to
> > > you in the form of an e-mail from a familiar person.
> > > I repeat, DO NOT OPEN. DELETE RIGHT AWAY. It gets
> > > into
> > > your address book.
> > > Forward this to everyone in your address book. I would
> > > rather receive this warning 25 times than not receive
> > > it once!
> > >
> > > --
> > > Charlie
> > >
> > > crsapp@attglobal.net
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
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