[PEN-L:9675] Re: Virus warning

[Michael Eisenscher <meisenscher@xxxxxxx>]

When I recevied this two days ago, I went to McAfee.com, a premier virus
protection software manufacturer, to check on it.  At that time there was
NO listing, advisory, or warning about this so-called virus.  Before you
clutter cyberspace with this, check for yourself.

Michael


At 12:45 PM 07/27/1999 -0400, you wrote:
> >From: Stavros Vanakaris <stavros@xxxxxxxxx>
> >To: all-users@xxxxxxxxx
> >Subject: NEW e-mail VIRUS 2!!!
> >Date: Thu, 22 Jul 1999 13:24:02 +0300
> >
> >ATTENTION !!
> >                  =============
> >
> >
> >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.
>
>
>Louis Proyect
>
>(http://www.panix.com/~lnp3/marxism.html)