[PEN-L:9653] Re: Virus warning

[Gil Skillman <gskillman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

To corroborate Doug's hoax message:  there is no mention of this virus in
the "Virus Alert" section of IBM's web site.  Gil Skillman

>>From: Stavros Vanakaris <stavros@xxxxxxxxx>
>>To: all-users@xxxxxxxxx
>>Subject: NEW e-mail VIRUS 2!!!
>>Date: Thu, 22 Jul 1999 13:24:02 +0300
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>>ATTENTION !!
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>>IF YOU RECEIVE AN EMAIL WITH A FILE CALLED "CALIFORNIA," DO NOT OPEN
>>THE FILE.
>>THE FILE CONTAINS THE WOBBLER VIRUS.  THIS INFORMATION WAS ANNOUNCED
>>YESTERDAY MORNING FROM IBM; AOL STATES THAT THIS IS A VERY  DANGEROUS
>>VIRUS, MUCH WORSE THAN THE "MELISSA" VIRUS, AND THAT THERE IS NO REMEDY
>>FOR IT AT THIS TIME.
>>SOME VERY SICK INDIVIDUAL HAS SUCCEEDED IN USING THE REFORMAT FUNCTION
>>FROM NORTON UTILITIES CAUSING IT TO COMPLETELY ERASE ALL DOCUMENTS ON
>>THEHARD 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 WITH ALL YOUR
>>ONLINE FRIENDS ASAP SO THAT THIS THREAT MAY BE STOPPED.
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