Date: Thu, 11 Sep 1997 12:36:51 -0400
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From: Doug Prescott <DAPrescott@AOL.COM>
Subject: Fwd: FW: FW. DEADLY COMPUTER VIRUS -Forwarded
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Subj: Fwd: FW: FW. DEADLY COMPUTER VIRUS -Forwarded
Date: 97-09-10 16:52:44 EDT
From: Pj nspi
To: eileen@acls.org
CC: Id8619,CMC1863,DJD216,DAPrescott
CC: MBECKER@wcupa.ed
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Subj: Re: FW: FW. DEADLY COMPUTER VIRUS -Forwarded
Date: 97-09-10 12:09:09 EDT
From: ADiminno
To: Pj nspi,JLONG@phila.k12.pa.us
To: CAMRIES,Patd426
In a message dated 97-09-09 18:38:13 EDT, you write:
<< ear ALL USERS,
>>>> Please read this message
>>>>>>>
>>>>> FOR YOUR INFORMATION
>>>>>
>>>>>>>> It is essential that this problem be reconciled as soon as
possible.
>>>A few hours ago, someone opened an E-mail that had the subject heading
>>>>> of a04free.com
>>>>>
>>>>> Within seconds of opening it, a windows appeared and began to display
>>>>> all files that were being deleted. The user immediately shut down the
>>>>> computer, but it was too late.
>>>>>
>>>>> This virus wiped all out. It ate the Ani-Virus Software that comes
>>>>> with the Windows'95 Program along with F-Prot AVS. Neither was able
>>>to detect it. Please be careful and send this to as many peoples as
>>>>> passable, so maybe this new virus can be eliminated.
>>>>>
>>>>> Please pass this on .................to anyone you know.
>>>>>
>>>>> This information was received this morning from IBM, please share it
>>>>> with anyone that might access the Internet:
>>>>>
>>>>> If anyone receives E-mail entitled "PENPAL GREETINGS!" please delete
>>>>> it WITHOUT READING IT!! This is a warning for all Internet through an
>>>>> E-mail message entitled "PENPAL GREETINGS!"
>>>>>
>>>>> DO NOT DOWNLOAD ANY MESSAGE ENTITLED "PENPAL GREETINGS!" This message
>>appears to be a friendly letter asking you if you are interested in a
>>>>> penpal, but the time you read the letter, it is too late. The "TROJAN
>>>>> HORSE" virus will have already infected the boot sector of your hard
>>>>> drive, destroying all of the data present.
>>>>>
>>>
>>>>> It is a self-replicating virus, and once the message is read, it will
>>>>> AUTOMATICALLY forward itself to anyone whose E-mail address is
>>>present in YOUR mailbox!
>>>>>
>>>>> This virus will DESTROY your hard drive, and holds the potential to
>>>>> DESTROY the hard drive of anyone whose mail is in your INBOX, and
>>>>> whose mail is in their INBOX and so on.
>>>>>
>>>>> If this virus keeps getting passed, it has the potential to do a
>>>great deal of damage to computer networks worldwide !!!!
>>>>>
>>>>> Pass this message along to all your users and other readers of the
>>>>> newsgroups and mailing lists which you are on so that they are not
>>>>> hurt by this DANGEROUS VIRUS !!!!!!
>>>>>
>>>>> >>
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