================================================ Subject: Re: Information About New Virus From: "Jeff Browning" To: Date: Wed 18 Apr 2001 04:01:37 +0300 ================================================ Actually, yes. Simply opening some emails can infect a computer with OutLook Express or any other email client with pathetic security. My parents were infected with the KAK Worm about a month ago. The text of the message that did the infecting was totally invisible and could only be seen if the message was forwarded to another address or opened with another client... One of the weirdest things I've ever seen. Jeff On Wednesday 18 April 2001 02:42, you wrote: > FYI: > > I work at Microsoft and I can tell you that NO virus attacks simply by > opening an Email. Attachments carried in email contain viruses, though. > What you've sent is a hoax according to > http://www.vmyths.com/hoax.cfm?id=91&page=3 . > > This is an excellent site for information on what's an urban legend/hoax > versus what's real. > > http://www.snopes2.com/inboxer/virus/virus.htm > > DebbiR > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Creed Discussion List [mailto:CREED-DISCUSS@WINDUPLIST.COM] On > Behalf Of Josh Marquis > Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2001 4:07 PM > To: CREED-DISCUSS@WINDUPLIST.COM > Subject: Fw: Information About New Virus > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Josh Marquis" > To: > Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2001 7:05 PM > Subject: Information About New Virus > > > VERY URGENT! > > > > PASS THIS ON TO ANYONE YOU HAVE AN E-MAIL ADDRESS FOR. > > > > If you receive an email titled: "It Takes Guts to Say Jesus" DO NOT > > OPEN > > IT. > > > It will erase everything on your hard drive. This information was > > announced > > > yesterday morning > > from IBM; AOL states that this is a very dangerous virus, much worse > > than "Melissa," and that there is NO Remedy for it at this time. > > > > Some very sick individual has succeeded in using the reformat function > > from > > > Norton Utilities > > causing it to completely erase all documents on the hard drive. It has > > been > > > designed to work with > > Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer. It destroys > > Macintosh and IBM compatible computers. > > > > This is a new, very malicious virus and not many people know about it. > > > > Pass this warning along to EVERYONE in your address book and please > > share > > it > > > with all your > > online friends ASAP so that this threat maybe stopped. > > > > Please practice cautionary measures and tell anyone that may have > > access > > to > > > your computer. > > Forward this warning to everyone that you know that might access the > > Internet. > > > > Joyce L. Bober IBM Information Systems Pittsburgh Mailing Systems 412 > > To unsubscribe or change your preferences for the Creed-Discuss list, > visit: http://www.winduplist.com/ls/discuss/form.asp > > > _________________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > > To unsubscribe or change your preferences for the Creed-Discuss list, > visit: http://www.winduplist.com/ls/discuss/form.asp To unsubscribe or change your preferences for the Creed-Discuss list, visit: http://www.winduplist.com/ls/discuss/form.asp