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Date: Sun, 31 Oct 1999 11:26:46 -0800
From: Ralph Gesler <rgesler AT pacificnet DOT net>
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To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: 4 VIRUS ALERTS!
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Pekka wrote:
> 
> FOUR NEW VIRUSES
> 
> 4 VIRUS WARNINGS - NOT A JOKE!
> 
> WARNING No. 1
> 
> If you receive any CELCOM Screen Saver Pls. do not install them.
> This screensaver is very cool. It shows a NOKIA handphone, with
> time messages. After it is activated, the PC cannot boot up at  It
> goes very slow. It destroys your hard disk. The filename is CELLSAVER.EXE
> 
> WARNING No. 2
> 
> Beware.  If someone named "SandMan" asks you to check out his
> page. DO NOT-  This page hacks into your C: drive. DO NOT GO THERE!
> 
> Warning No. 3
> 
> WARNING: If you get an E-mail titled Win A Holiday, DO NOT open it.
> Delete it immediately. Microsoft just announced yesterday. It is a malicious
> virus that WILL ERASE YOUR HARD DRIVE . At this time there is no
> remedy . Forward this to everyone IMMEDIATELY.
> 
> Warning No. 4
> 
> W A R N I N G.  If you receive an e-mail titled JOIN THE CREW or PENPALS,
> DO NOT open it. It will erase EVERYTHING on your hard drive. PENPAL 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 the data
> present. It is a
> self-replicating virus, and once the message is read it will AUTOMATICALLY
> forward Itself to anyone who's e-mail address is present in your box. This
> virus will destroy your hard drive and holds the potential to DESTROY the
> hard drive of anyone whose mail is in your box and whose mail is in their
> box and so on and on- So delete any message titled PENPAL or JOIN THE CREW
> this virus can do major DAMAGE to worldwide networks.
> 
> PLEASE PASS THIS ALONG TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS AND
> PEOPLE IN YOUR MAILBOXES. AOL HAS SAID THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS
> VIRUS AND THERE IS NO REMEDY FOR THIS YET. FORWARD IT TO ALL YOUR
> ON-LINE FRIENDS.
> 
> p.s.
> I just thought that you people, should know this!
> Sorry for any inconvience!. But this might be important!

The only thing important in this posting is to expose the ignorance of
the poster. Pekka, who ever he/she/it is either deliberately attempting
to pass on these hoaxes, or is incapable or unwilling or to ignorant to
take the few minutes to check the validity of his claims. For further
information look at the U.S Department of Energy CIAC site at
http://www.ciac.org/ and the site at http://kumite.com/myths/ for more
information on virus myths. This kind of alert from anyone who is so
obviously completely in the dark is annoying at the best.

Ralph

Ralph