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Re: [PHP-DB] Fwd: Fw: alert..alert..alert.. DANGEROUS VIRUS...... From: Wayne Michel (wayne <email protected>)
Date: 01/13/01

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From: <php3 <email protected>>
To: "deepak s" <deepaksawant <email protected>>; <php-db <email protected>>
Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2001 8:06 PM
Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] Fwd: Fw: alert..alert..alert.. DANGEROUS VIRUS......

> Addressed to: "deepak s" <deepaksawant <email protected>>
> php-db <email protected>
>
> ** Reply to note from "deepak s" <deepaksawant <email protected>> Sat, 13 Jan
2001 04:41:54 -0000
> > A new virus has just been discovered that has been classified by
> >Microsoft ( www.microsoft.com ) and by McAfee (www.mcafee.com)
> > as the
>
>
> You should check your sources before you post such messages to the
> mailing list. (or anyone else for that matter.)
>
>
> I did. There is no mention of this on the CNN web site listed in
> the message. I would expect it to be home page news, but I also did a
> search on 'computer virus'. The latest entry was January 3.
>
> Same for Microsoft. I tried to look at the McAfee site, but they won't
> let you hit the site without Javascript enabled, and I don't care to
> view their site that bad.
>
> The Symantec web site (Norton Anti-Virus) shows no new virus
> discoveries since November 2000. (http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/)
>
> Unless you can show some actual links to stories about this new virus
> I'm going to have to file it under Hoax.
>
>
> The key words are "Please email this to all your friends." I've still
> never seen this in ANY message that deserved to be forwarded to
> _anyone_ at all. Do you realy think slipping an email to a few friends
> and asking them to forward it would be the best way to publish this
> information if it was real?
>
>
>
>
>
> Rick Widmer
> Internet Marketing Specialists
> http://www.developersdesk.com
>
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