================================================ Subject: Re: Information About New Virus From: "DebbiR" To: Date: Tue 17 Apr 2001 16:42:55 -0700 ================================================ 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