This is not an acceptable posting. Even if it is Friday. First, please refer to: http://gerry.vanagon.com/info/etiquette.html for a refresher on what is and isn't allowed on the list. Second, there is no such virus. Please refer to: http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/buddylst.zip.html TomC tcarrington@relitech.com http://volksweb.relitech.com 85 Vanagon Crew Cab 82 Westy diesel=>gas conversion 65 Notchback > -----Original Message----- > From: Alfred Bagdan [SMTP:abagdan@POWERSURFR.COM] > Sent: Friday, October 15, 1999 3:09 AM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Deadly new virus > > > Hi > > This information came from Microsoft yesterday > morning. Please pass it on to anyone you know who > has access to the Internet. You may receive an > apparently harmless Budweiser screensaver, > entitled "BUDDYLST.SIP". If you do - DO NOT OPEN > IT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, but delete it > immediately. Once opened, you will loose > EVERYTHING on your PC. Your hard drive disk will > be completely destroyed and the person who sent > it to you will have access to your name and > password via the internet. As far as we know this > was circulated yesterday morning. It's a new > virus, and extremely dangerous. Please copy this > information and e-mail it to everyone in your > address book. We need to do all we can to block > this virus. AOL has confirmed how dangerous it > is, and there is no Anti Virus program yet which > is capable of destroying it. Please take all the > necessary precautions, and pass on all this > information to your friends, acquaintances and > work colleagues. > > > Alfred << File: Alfred Bagdan.vcf >> |
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