I do think it's necessary to be
aware, even if the majority are hoaxes. I will just say that it is impossible to
get a virus from an email; they can only lurk in attachments. My Dad's PC caught
a virus from an email attachment from the UK Army recently...
James
I say - the future is a serious matter-
And so - for Godsake- Hock and
soda water.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2000 3:12
AM
Subject: Re: Fw: NEW VIRUS WARNING
Thanks Bill.
Apparently there are a few places one can
check for the
legitimacy of virus warnings. Thanks for the direct link
to
the Norton site.
I have come to distrust most anything that says
"send this
out to as many people as possible" (which of course
just
clogs up bandwith and confuses the hell out of everyone).
Also,
thanks Jim, for your thoughtfulness to warn folks of
a possible danger. Now
there are hoaxes on top of
hoaxes...what would Pound say to
this?
Janet
--- Bill Wagner <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
Dear Poundians
>
> Pardon my skepticism, but if someone at Compaq
wanted to
> make sure word
> got out about a powerful new virus
wouldn't they alert
> the media? One
> call to Associated
Press, Reuter or a major daily US
> newspaper is all it
> would
take.
>
> But if there is ever a question about a virus
warning,
> check the Norton
> Anti-Virus web site. The page
detailing the Wobbler hoax
> is:
>
>
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/wobbler-hoax.html
>
>
Bill Wagner
>
> Martin Baumann wrote:
> >
> >
-----Original Message-----
> > From: Finglas, Edward <[log in to unmask]>
>
> To: [log in to unmask]
>
<[log in to unmask]>
>
> Date: 10 March 2000 16:19
> > Subject: FW: NEW VIRUS
WARNING
> >
> > >
> > >
> >
>-----Original Message-----
> > >From: Holland, Jim
>
> >Sent: Friday, March 10, 2000 11:16
> > >To:
APMLAB-Everyone
> > >Subject: FW: NEW VIRUS WARNING
> >
>
> > >
> > >I received this from a personal
contact at Compaq this
> morning.
> > >
> >
>Jim
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>Robert Casinghino
> > >Global Business Manager
> >
>Enterprise Solutions and Services Group
> > >Compaq
Computer
> > >Tele: 978-506-6527
> > >FAX:
978-506-5052
> > >email: [log in to unmask]
>
> >MAJOR NEW VIRUS.
> > >
> > >
> >
>
> > >> Date sent: Thu, 2 Mar
2000 18:24:47 -0500
> > >> > > >
>Subject: Fwd: Virus
Warning
> > >> > > >
>Priority: normal
> > >>
> > > >
> > >> > > >
> There is 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.
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 seem to know about this yet
> so propagate
> >
>> > > > >
> > >> > > >
> it as fast as possible. ----AND---
If
> you receive an
> > >> > > > >
>
> >> > > > > e-mail titled
"Win A Holiday" DO NOT
> OPEN IT. It will
> > >>
> > > >
> > >> > > >
> erase everything on your hard
drive.
> Forward this
> > >> > > > >
>
> >> > > > > letter
out to as many people as you
> can. This is a
> >
>> > > > >
> > >> > > >
> new, very malicious virus and not
many
> people know
> > >> > > > >
>
> >> > > > > about
it. This information was
> announced yesterday
> >
>> > > > >
> > >> > > >
> morning from Microsoft.
> >
>> > > > >
> > >> > > > >
>
> >> > > > > Thank
You,
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > >
> > Neil Ferrick
> > >>
> > > >
> > >> > > >
> Compaq Computer Corporation
>
> >> > > > >
> > >> > > >
>
> >> > > >
>
______________________________________________________
> > >>
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> http://www.hotmail.com
> > >>
> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
>
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> >
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> > >>
> >
>
>
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