From:	rrankin AT primenet DOT com (Rick Rankin)
Subject:	RE: Budweiser screen saver - beware!!
25 Nov 1998 14:32:16 -0800 :
Message-ID:	<000801be1825$56192e60$9a1e01aa.cygnus.gnu-win32@rankin-isdn-ws2.sat.mot.com>
References:	<365A77B2 DOT 34A29BE5 AT kam DOT com>
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To:	"Andrew Steele" <andy AT kam DOT com>, <gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com>

Nothing but a hoax. Check out

http://www.kumite.com/myths/

and

http://www.eliashim.com/vcenter/irina.html#BUD

--
Rick Rankin
rrankin AT primenet DOT com 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com [mailto:owner-gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com]On
> Behalf Of Andrew Steele
> Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 1998 2:09 AM
> To: gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com
> Subject: Budweiser screen saver - beware!!
> 
> 
> Someone is sending out a very desirable screen-saver, the Budweiser
> Frogs - BUDDYLST.ZIP.  If you download it, you will lose everything!!!
> Your hard drive will crash and someone from the internet will get your
> screen name and password!  DO NOT DOWNLOAD THIS UNDER ANY
> CIRCUMSTANCES!!!  IT JUST WENT INTO CIRCULATION YESTERDAY, AS FAR AS WE
> KNOW.  PLEASE DISTRIBUTE THIS MESSAGE.
> 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 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 ASAP.
> 
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