From: andrewd AT axonet DOT com DOT au (Andrew Dalgleish)
Subject: HOAX - RE: Fw: Message re VIRUS received, quoted and forwarded as
	    directed
12 Mar 1998 05:49:02 -0800
Message-ID: <91A8FD196436D1118EC2006008186C96061F01.cygnus.gnu-win32@server1.axonet.com.au>
To: Earnie Boyd <earnie_boyd AT hotmail DOT com>, gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com

Please don't forward hoax messages such as this.
It only takes a minute to verify that Microsoft made no such
announcement.

This is simply a variation of the "Good Times" hoax.
Please check out http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/ for more information.

Regards,
Andrew Dalgleish


> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Earnie Boyd [SMTP:earnie_boyd AT hotmail DOT com]
> Sent:	Wednesday, March 11, 1998 02:34
> To:	gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com
> Subject:	Fwd: Fw: Message re VIRUS received, quoted and forwarded
> as    directed
> 
> >>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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