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From: earnie_boyd AT hotmail DOT com (Earnie Boyd)
Subject: Fwd: Fw: Message re VIRUS received, quoted and forwarded as
directed
11 Mar 1998 03:58:22 -0800 :
Message-ID: <19980310153336.19028.qmail.cygnus.gnu-win32@hotmail.com>
To: gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com

>>This is the 2nd time someone has advised me of this virus warning. 
Thought
>>you might like to know
>>
>>Terry 
>>
>>----------
<snip>
>>> Subject: Message re VIRUS received, quoted and forwarded as directed
>>> Date: Monday, March 09, 1998 8:05 PM
>>> 
>>> Don't know if all this is valid; but I'm forwarding it as I received 
it.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Larry J Kaminer wrote:
>>> > 
>>> > Date: Friday, 06 March, 1998 14:09
>>> > > > >
>>> > > > >  ><VIRUS WARNING>
>>> 
>>> > > > > If you receive an e-mail 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. Also, do not 
open> >
>>or> > > > > > even> > > > > > >> >look at any mail that says "RETURNED 
OR
>>UNABLE TO DELIVER"> > 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 your on-line 
friends.
>>> 
>>> > > > > > > >> >                       <Kimberly J. Griggs>
>>> > > > > > > >> >                       Accounting Manager
>>> > > > > > > >> >                       Gateway Systems Corporation
>>> > > > > > > >> >                       4660 S. Hagadorn, Suite 110
>>> > > > > > > >> >                       East Lansing, MI 48823-5353
>>> > > > > > > >> >                       (517) 337-8960
>>> > > > > > >
>>> > > > > > >
>>


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