[20581] in APO-L
Fw: Virus Warning: This is not a joke.
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (James Thomas)
Wed May 5 10:18:56 1999
Date: Wed, 5 May 1999 10:16:46 -0400
Reply-To: James Thomas <dremwlkr@IX.NETCOM.COM>
From: James Thomas <dremwlkr@IX.NETCOM.COM>
To: APO-L@LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU
>> Subject: Virus Warning: This is not a joke.
>>
>> >
>> >>>> >This is a warning from the computer center at Canada Mortgage
>> >>>> and
>> >>>> >Housing Corporation (CMHC). It was sent to us earlier today:
>> >>>> >
>> >>>> >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 re-format
>> >>>> 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 withall 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.
>> >>>> >
>> >>>> >Ronald A. Prochot
>> >>>> >Phone/Fax: (250) 563-3582
>> >>>> >Mailing Address: 1867 Gorse St.
>> >>>> > Prince George, BC
>> >>>> > CANADA
>> >>>> > V2L 1G7
>> >>>> >E-Mail <umprocho@cc.umanitoba.ca
>> >>>> <mailto:umprocho@cc.umanitoba.ca>
>> >>>> >
>> >>>> > OR <rprochot@mag-net.com <mailto:rprochot@mag-net.com> >
>> >>>> >
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
