From: JOHN H SMITH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Merle Fans,
I received this warning in an e-mail message this morning and
called IBM to confirm the warning. The guy there said to heed all
warnings, because even if it's false, it's better to be safe than sorry.
John
Subject: VIRus
Date: Thursday, January 07, 1999 9:35 AM
WARNING Message from IBM
If you receive an e-mail titled.JOIN THE CREW or PENPALS -- DO NOT open
it! It will erase EVERYTHING on your hard drive! Send this letter out
to as many people as you can. This is a new virus and not many people
know about it! This information
was received this morning by IBM, Please share it with anyone that might
access the internet!!
PENPAL appears to be a friendly letter asking you if you are interested
in a penpal, but by the time you read this letter it is TOO late.
The Trojan horse virus will have already infected the boot sector of your
hard drive, destroying all the data present. It is a self-replicating
virus, and once the message is read it will AUTOMATICALLY forward itself
to anyone who's e-mail address is present in your box! This virus will
destroy your hard drive and holds the potential to DESTROY the hard
drive of anyone whose mail is in your box and whose mail is in their box
and so on and on! So delete any message titled PENPAL or JOIN THE CREW.
This
virus can do major DAMAGE to worldwide networks!
PLEASE PASS THIS ALONG TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS AND PEOPLE IN YOUR MAILBOXES.
AOL HAS SAID THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS VIRUS AND THERE IS NO REMEDY FOR
THIS.
FORWARD IT TO ALL YOUR ON-LINE FRIENDS A.S.A.P.!
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