Klarinet Archive - Posting 000657.txt from 1998/06

From: Roger Shilcock <roger.shilcock@-----.uk>
Subj: Re: [kl] Virus Warning
Date: Fri, 19 Jun 1998 12:45:40 -0400

Call me a late April fool if you like, but I can't find a thing about this
on the obvious Microsoft site. I think this IS yet another very silly
hoax.
Roger Shilcock

On Fri, 19 Jun 1998, Claudia Zornow wrote:

> Date: Fri, 19 Jun 1998 09:11:36 -0700
> From: Claudia Zornow <claudia@-----.com>
> Reply-To: klarinet@-----.org
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: [kl] Virus Warning
>
> Alastair Palmer wrote:
>
> > Got this warning - thought I ought to pass it on...
> >
> >> If you receive an email 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; 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.
>
> Thanks for forwarding the virus alert.
>
> Unfortunately, a lot of virus alerts lately have turned out to be
> hoaxes. Whenever someone gets one of these alerts, they should
> check it out before sending a lot of e-mail that may not be necessary.
> One excellent web site listing known hoaxes is
>
> http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/hoax.html
>
> If you receive an email virus/trojan/worm warning, assume it is
> a hoax unless it is accompanied by a URL to a report at a
> credible anti-virus organization. In this case, "WIN A HOLIDAY"
> turns out to be a known hoax.
>
> Please send this reply back to the person who sent you the virus alert.
>
> Claudia
>
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