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Just received this. Sad, but there seems to be no end to mischief.



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Originally From: Easchh@xxxxxxx
Subject: warning- new virus (forward)
Date: 04/26/1999 08:38pm



>Got this from a friend today:

> >>> >> WARNING
>> >>> >> >
>> >>> >> >If you receive an email titled "It Takes Guts to Say 
'Jesus'
>> DO NOT
>> >>OPEN
>> >>> >> >IT.
>> >>> >> >It will erase everything on your hard drive.  This 
information
>> was
>> >>> >> >announced
>> >>> >> >yesterday morning from IBM; AOL states that this is a very
>> dangerous
>> >>> >> >virus,
>> >>> >> >much worse than "Melissa", and that there is NO remedy for 
it
>> at this
>> >>> >> >time.
>> >>> >> >
>> >>> >> >Some very sick individual has succeeded in using the 
reformat
>> >>function
>> >>> >> >from
>> >>> >> >Norton Utilities causing it to completely erase all 
documents
>> on the
>> >>> hard
>> >>> >> >
>> >>> >> >drive.  It has been designed to work with Netscape 
Navigator
>> and
>> >>> >> >Microsoft
>> >>> >> >Internet Explorer.  It destroys Macintosh and IBM 
compatible
>> >>computers.
>> >>> >> >This
>> >>> >> >is a new, very malicious virus and not many people know 
about
>> it.
>> >>> >> >
>> >>> >> >Pass this warning along to EVERYONE in your address book 
and
>> please
>> >>> share
>> >>> >> >it
>> >>> >> >with all your online friends ASAP so that this threat may 
be
>> stopped.
>> >>> >> >Please
>> >>> >> >practice cautionary measures and tell anyone that may have
>> access to
>> >>> your
>> >>> >> >
>> >>> >> >computer.  Forward this warning to everyone that might 
access
>> the
>> >>> >> >Internet .>
>> >>> >
>> >>>