Klarinet Archive - Posting 000692.txt from 2000/05

From: Audrey Travis <vsofan@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] Kali Virus Warning...???
Date: Sun, 14 May 2000 10:30:57 -0400

My niece, living abroad, sent me this warning. Does anyone know
anything about it?

Thanks.

Audrey

Subject: Fw: BE WARNED - kALI VIRUS

----- Original Message -----

> > ----- Original Message ----- > > Be Warned
> > > >
> > > > PASS THIS ON TO ANYONE YOU HAVE AN E-MAIL ADDRESS FOR.
> > > >
> > > > If you receive an email titled "Lets watch TV" DO NOT OPEN IT.
> > > > It will erase everything on your hard drive.
> > > >
> > > > This information was announced yesterday morning from IBM; AOL
states that "KALI"
> > > > 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
documentson 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.
> > > >

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