php3-list | 199901

Re: [PHP3] Fw: (Fwd) Hoax virus alert From: Ari Davidow (ari <email protected>)
Date: 01/13/99

Hi, one of the neat things about being on the web is that YOU CAN CHECK
each and every virus alert, for yourself, before passing it on. And you
need to do that, because viruses and trojan horses are serious threats,
and we all want to be helpful. Unfortunately, there is a lot of ignorance,
and a lot of malice out there.

So, this particular hoax was first posted on CIAC in January of 1997.
Quite a virus, eh? It keeps coming back and mutating. The original
can be read at
   http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/CIACChainLetters.html#budfrogs

Look familiar?

Before passing on =any= virus alert, check.
   http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/CIACHoaxes.html
is one good source. I have a couple of others linked at
   http://www.ivritype.com/jlists.html#virus

There are lots of others, and even entire newsgroups.

Hope this helps.
ari

At 2:51 PM +0100 1/13/99, Wilson's Lan Connection wrote:
>>>>DATE: 19/12/98 09:08 5:04
>>>>
>>>>RE: Virus alert forwarded
>>>>
>>>>[Forwarded]
>>>>
>>>>Pass this on to everyone
>>>>
>>>>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/inform
>>>>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.
>>>>Also do not open or even look at any mail that says "RETURNED OR UNABLE
>TO
>>>>DELIVER". This virus will attach itself to your computer components and
>>>>render them useless. Immediately delete mail items that say this. 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 ASAP.
>>>>@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
>>>>
>>>>Edie I recieved the above message from my friend Fr.John
>>>>Abberton today!!
>>>>How is every body. My regards to all especially to Papa, the
>>>>Semper Fidelis!
>>>>
>>>>Mkpadi
>>>>
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