Re: [WinMac] Virus alert
Lesley Vita(lesley.vita[at]ntu.edu.au)
Wed, 22 Sep 1999 14:22:17 +0930
This is a hoax that appeared in the first half of 99. I do wish
people would take the trouble to check before they disseminate
warnings about supposed viruses. Too many wolf cries make people
blase about all virus warnings.
A good place to check for viruses and hoaxes is
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter
which is Symantec's anti-virus research centre.
At 7:52 AM -0500 20/9/99, stuart wrote:ç
>another one to be on the alert for
>
>>FYI, In case you receive an e-mail titled "How to Give a Cat a
>>Colonic" DO NOT open it. It will erase everything on your hard
>>drive. Forward this
>>message to as many people as you can. This is a new, very malicious virus
>>and not many people know about it. This information was announced
>>yesterday morning by IBM; please share it with everyone in your
>>address book so that the spreading of the virus may be stopped.
>>This is very dangerous virus and there is no remedy for it at this
>>time.
>>Please practice cautionary measures and forward this to all your on-line
>>friends ASAP.
Regards,
Lesley Vita
rfc 1925: "With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine."
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