Tue, 27 Jan 1998 10:16:50 -0000 - Message No. 2060
From: "Seaton, Andy"

Subject: RE: Achtung Virus


this virus is a hoax. It does not exist so don't worry about it...



> ----------
> From: 	Anders Hartzelius[SMTP:anders.hartzelius@ericsson.com]
> Sent: 	Monday, January 26, 1998 4:15 PM
> To: 	xrv@maulaf.isd.uni-stuttgart.de
> Subject: 	Re: (XRV) Achtung Virus
> 
> You would have thought that by now the people writing these
> silly mails had grown tired of it.
> Rainer, I'm sure you sent this in god faith, but you have been fooled.
> You can't get a virus or your hard disk erased just be reading an
> email.
> You could get your hard disk erased by running a program attached to
> an email, assuming of course that your computer has a hard disk and
> that the program is written for the processor and operating system
> you are using.
> If you are unfortunate enough to be using a Micro$oft application
> like Word you may even catch a macro virus if you open a document
> attached to a mail.
> But just reading a text in your email program should be safe.
> 
>                                                      /Anders
> Rainer Groth wrote:
> > 
> > Subject: re : Attention email users
> > Author:  Keith Baxter at EIRCELL
> > Date:    14/01/98 14:45
> > VIRUS  WARNING !!!!!!
> > >>
> > >> If you receive an email titled "JOIN THE CREW" 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 IBM; please share it with everyone that
> might
> > >> access the internet.  Once again, pass this along to EVERYONE in
> your
> > 
> > >> address book so that this may be stopped. Also, do not open or
> even
> > >> look at any mail that says "RETURNED OR UNABLE TO DELIVERY"
> > This  virus will attach itself to your computer components and
> render
> > them useless. Immediately delete any mail items that say this.
> > AOL has said that this is a very dangerous virus and that there is
> NO
> > remedy for it at this time. Please practice cautionary measures and
> > forward this to all users.
> 

dipper@normans.isd.uni-stuttgart.de