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Re: FWD>FW- Virus Warning



Do NOT circulate this message. This is a hoax. Check it out at:

http://kumite.com/myths/

There are many sites on the Internet to help those who receive 
such warnings. Specifically, you MUST make an effort to check 
out such warnings BEFORE circulating them. The only purpose of a 
hoax is to stampede you into circulating before checking. Don't 
do it.

See:

http://www.nonprofit.net/hoax/hoax.html

John McLaren

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>Date:          Tue, 27 Jan 1998 17:36:01 -0500 (EST)
>To:            opirg-events@ox.org
>From:          Octopus Books <octopusbooks@cyberus.ca>
>Subject:       FWD>FW- Virus Warning
>Reply-to:      Octopus Books <octopusbooks@cyberus.ca>

>>Date: 27 Jan 98 10:16:06 -0400
>>From: Christy Hunnisett <chunnisett@bereskinparr.com>
>>Subject: FWD>FW- Virus Warning
>>To: Vanessa Bradden <vanner@netcom.ca>,
>>        Kathy Conlon <kconlon@city.toronto.on.ca>,
>>        Daphne Dias <ddias@ca.ibm.com>,
>>        Darren Dias <darren_j._dias@sedgus.com>,
>>        Lisa Greaves <octopusbooks@cyberus.ca>,
>>        Bob Hall <Bob_Hall@manulife.com>,
>>        "Trevor Ho-Chan" <THOCHAN@tor.stikeman.com>, Mary <mary@innova.net>,
>>        Chris Tudela <TUDELACH@epo.gov.on.ca>
>>
>>         FWD>FW: Virus Warning                                 1/27/98 10:07 AM
>>
>>
>>
>>--------------------------------------
>>Date: 1/27/98 10:14 AM
>>From: Sarah Day
>>
>>
>>----------
>>From: 	Kelli Landers
>>Sent: 	Monday, January 26, 1998 3:27 PM
>>To: 	'Sarah'; 'Margie'
>>Subject: 	Virus Warning
>>
>>Here is a warning not to open these emails if you happen to receive them.
>>
>>Itindicates IBM and AOL have identified two destructive e-mail viruses.
>> Although our Exchange servers are protected we should heed the
>>warning.  Also, please share this with your friends.
>>Mike Legault
>>Network Manager
>>
>>WARNING!  If you receive an e-mail titled, "JOIN THE CREW", do not
>>>open it! It will erase EVERYTHING on your hard drive.  Send this
>>>letter out to as many people you can..this is a new virus and not
>>many
>>>people know about it.
>>>
>>>This information was received this morning from IBM, please share
>>>it with  anyone that might access the Internet.
>>>
>>> Also, if anyone receives mail entitled, "PENPAL GREETINGS!",
>>>please delete  it  WITHOUT reading it!  This is a warning for all
>>Internet
>>>users.  There is a dangerous virus propagating across the Internet
>>through an
>>>e-mail message  entitled "PENPAL GREETINGS!"!!
>>>
>>>DO NOT DOWNLOAD ANY MESSAGE ENTITLED "PENPAL GREETINGS"!!
>>>this message appears to be a friendly letter asking you if you are
>>>interested in a penpal, but by the time you read this letter, it is
>>>too late. The Trojan  Horse Virus will have already infected the
>>boot
>>>sector of
>>>your hard drive, destroying all of the data present.
>>>
>>>It is a self-replicating virus, and once the message is read, it
>>will
>>>AUTOMATICALLY forward itself to anyone whose e-mail address is
>>>present in YOUR mailbox.
>>>
>>> The virus will DESTROY your hard drive and holds the potential to
>>>DESTROY the hard drive of anyone whose mail is in your mailbox and
>>>who's mail is  in  their mailbox and so on.  If this virus keeps
>>getting
>>>passed,
>>>it has the potential to do a great deal of DAMAGE to computer
>>networks
>>>worldwide!!!
>>>> >
>>>  Please delete the message entitled "PENPAL GREETINGS!!" as soon as
>>>you see it!  And pass this message along to all of your friends,
>>>relatives and the  other readers of the newsgroups and mailing
>>lists,
>>which
>>>you
>>>are on so that they are not harmed by this dangerous virus!
>>>> >
>>>   Please pass this along to everyone you know so this can be
>>>stopped.
>>>> >
>>>> >   PASS THIS ON TO YOUR FRIENDS.  WARNING!!!!  This is a new
>>virus
>>>going  around in the last couple of days!  DO NOT open or even look
>>at
>>>any mail that you get that says:  "Returned or Unable to Deliver".
>>This
>>>virus will attach itself to your computer components and render them
>>>useless.
>>>>
>>>> > Immediately delete any mail items that say this.  AOL has said
>>this
>>>is a very dangerous virus, and there is NO remedy for it at this
>>time.
>>Please
>>>be careful, and forward to all your on-line friends A.S.A.P.
>>>> >
>>>> >   FORWARD THIS A.S.A.P. TO EVERY SINGLE PERSON YOU
>>KNOW!!!!!!!!!!!
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>>Message-ID: <01BD2B0B.5F6178E0@ontorp006.meloche-monnex.com>
>>From: Sarah Day <sday@meloche-monnex.com>
>>To: "'Christy'" <chunnisett@bereskinparr.com>,
>>        "'Kevin Hendershot'"
>>	 <kevinhe@interlog.com>,
>>        "'Kevin'" <kmcdonel@imcan.com>
>>Subject: FW: Virus Warning
>>Date: Tue, 27 Jan 1998 10:07:21 -0500
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