Mon, 26 Jan 1998 16:15:13 +0000
- Message No. 2055
From: Anders Hartzelius
Subject: Re: 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.

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