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Re: [PHP3] Fw: (Fwd) Hoax virus alert From: Sean Robertson (seanr <email protected>)
Date: 01/13/99

God, how I HATE hoaxes. Anyone tremember the story of the boy who cried
wolf?

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Date: Wednesday, January 13, 1999 02:00 PM
Subject: Re: [PHP3] Fw: (Fwd) Hoax virus alert

>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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