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Re: Fw: Viruses & Other
- To: carolinabirds@acpub.duke.edu
- Subject: Re: Fw: Viruses & Other
- From: "Will Cook" <cwcook@duke.edu>
- Date: Mon, 4 Oct 1999 16:02:50 -0400
- In-reply-to: <3.0.1.32.19991003194037.00863580@awod.com>
- Priority: normal
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
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
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