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Re: Fw: Viruses & Other



Please don't send virus hoaxes like this to Carolinabirds (or anyone else for 
that matter).  If a virus "warning" tells you to send something to everyone 
you know, it's almost guaranteed to be a hoax.  Read all about this hoax 
(with its many variants such as the How to Give a Cat a Colonic Hoax), see 
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/hoax.html

You can't get a virus just by reading an e-mail message.  However, it a 
message contains an executable file attached to it (such as happy99.exe), 
don't run it unless you're absolutely sure it's safe.

>----- Original Message -----
>From: <sysop@cchat.com>
>To: <RChinn>
>Sent: Thursday, September 30, 1999 02:00 PM
>Subject: Viruses & Other
>
>
>>
>> Carolina Chat received this critical information today.  Please DO NOT
>> open any message that contains "California" in the subject line.  Doing
>> so could destroy your system.
>>
>>
>> IBM and AOL have been informed of a new virus - WOBBLER. It will
>> arrive on e-mail titled CALIFORNIA!!
>>
>> IBM and AOL have announced that it is very powerful, more so than Melissa,
>> there is no remedy, yet. It will eat all your information on the hard
>> drive and also destroys Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet
>Explorer.
>>
>> Do not open anything with this title and please pass this message on to
>> all your contacts and anyone who uses your e-mail facility.  Not many
>> people know about this, yet, so propagate this email as fast as possible.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank You,
>> Carolina Chat
>>
>> to: !mass
>> cc: INT:sysop@cchat.com
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Charles W. "Will" Cook                w 919-660-7423 (new!)
cwcook@duke.edu                 h 919-967-5446
Duke University Botany Dept., Durham, North Carolina
http://www.duke.edu/~cwcook