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 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >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)
