On Wed, 13 Dec 2000 10:46:01 -0700, "tomstfor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Dear Mr. Polak:
> I am sorry to have to write you, but this talk of viruses sound
> scary. I have just gotten Arachne back up after an unfortunate computer
> crash with the old hard drive and would be upset if a virus wiped my
> drive from the old machine. Later I want to install a different drive
> for Linux or something. How bad is this and does it only affect you if
> you are running in Windows? Is this the dread "Kali" virus {not to be
> confused with the Arachnoid from Australia} that is going around. What
> are the chances of this thing damaging my system?
Let me answer this one for you, tomstfor.
Don't worry about the so-called "Kali" virus. It is only a hoax. It is
a variant of the Wobbler Virus Hoax. For information on these hoaxes see
http://www.f-secure.com/hoaxes/wobbhoax.htm
All the best,
Sam Heywood
Sam Heywood
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