[1480] in WWW Security List Archive
Re: hoax raises head again...
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Alan Batie)
Wed Feb 14 15:20:10 1996
From: batie@aahz.jf.intel.com (Alan Batie)
To: LMN@nrc.gov (Louis Numkin)
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 09:08:57 -0800 (PST)
Cc: www-security@ns2.rutgers.edu
In-Reply-To: <s1209926.030@nrc.gov> from "Louis Numkin" at Feb 13, 96 01:58:39 pm
Errors-To: owner-www-security@ns2.rutgers.edu
> I've received three inquiries from employees within the past month to add to
> my year-and-a-half old collection of "Good Times" virus warnings. Have
> any of you ever found anything to be "REAL" regarding this old hoax?
It's real alright: the fake warning itself is the virus. It causes people
to forward it to others, resulting in unwarranted panic and fear. It has
proven to be *extremely* resilient to attempts to kill it, and has cost
who knows how much in lost productivity in the attempt.
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