Hi Tony, This is a hoax - another case where the message becomes, in fact, the "virus."
See http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/buddylst.zip.html Best, Mac >Dear All > >The following has just been sent to me by a friend of mine - about a >rather >nasty virus. > >Apologies if you've already been notified. > >Tony Moss > >************************** > > >Someone is sending out a very desirable screen-saver, the Budweiser Frogs >"BUDDYLST.ZIP". If you download it, you will lose everything!!! > >Your hard drive will crash and someone from the Internet will get your >screen name and password! DO NOT DOWNLOAD THIS UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES!!! >IT JUST WENT INTO circulation yesterday, as far as we know. Please >distribute this message. This is a new, very malicious virus and not many >people know about it. > >This information was announced yesterday morning from Microsoft. Please >share it with everyone that might access the Internet. Once again, pass >this along to EVERYONE in your address book so that this may be stopped. > >AOL has said that this is a very dangerous virus and that there is NO >remedy for it at this time. Please practice cautionary measures and >forward >this to all your on-line friends. > >Tony
