From: "Archer" <lori_archer AT sprynet DOT com>
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Subject: Re: 4 VIRUS ALERTS!
Date: Sun, 31 Oct 1999 17:23:59 -0800
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http://www.scambusters.com talks about virus scams

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Sincerely: Lori Archer
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http://lori_archer.home.sprynet.com/

Pekka <pekkaka AT saunalahti DOT fi> wrote in message
news:7vgr8g$iel$1 AT tron DOT sci DOT fi...
| FOUR NEW VIRUSES
|
| 4 VIRUS WARNINGS - NOT A JOKE!
|
| WARNING No. 1
|
| If you receive any CELCOM Screen Saver Pls. do not install them.
| This screensaver is very cool. It shows a NOKIA handphone, with
| time messages. After it is activated, the PC cannot boot up at  It
| goes very slow. It destroys your hard disk. The filename is CELLSAVER.EXE
|
| WARNING No. 2
|
| Beware.  If someone named "SandMan" asks you to check out his
| page. DO NOT-  This page hacks into your C: drive. DO NOT GO THERE!
|
| Warning No. 3
|
| WARNING: If you get an E-mail titled Win A Holiday, DO NOT open it.
| Delete it immediately. Microsoft just announced yesterday. It is a
malicious
| virus that WILL ERASE YOUR HARD DRIVE . At this time there is no
| remedy . Forward this to everyone IMMEDIATELY.
|
| Warning No. 4
|
| W A R N I N G.  If you receive an e-mail titled JOIN THE CREW or PENPALS,
| DO NOT open it. It will erase EVERYTHING on your hard drive. PENPAL
appears
| to be a  friendly letter asking you if you are interested in a penpal but
by
| the time  you read this letter it is TOO late.  The Trojan horse virus
will
| have already
| infected the boot sector of  your hard drive, destroying all the data
| present. It is a
| self-replicating virus, and once the message is read it will AUTOMATICALLY
| forward Itself to anyone who's e-mail address is present in your box. This
| virus will destroy your hard drive and holds the potential to DESTROY the
| hard drive of anyone whose mail is in your box and whose mail is in their
| box and so on and on- So delete any message titled PENPAL or JOIN THE CREW
| this virus can do major DAMAGE to worldwide networks.
|
| PLEASE PASS THIS ALONG TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS AND
| PEOPLE IN YOUR MAILBOXES. AOL HAS SAID THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS
| VIRUS AND THERE IS NO REMEDY FOR THIS YET. FORWARD IT TO ALL YOUR
| ON-LINE FRIENDS.
|
|
| p.s.
| I just thought that you people, should know this!
| Sorry for any inconvience!. But this might be important!
|
|
|