Virus is a HOAX! (was Re: FW: virus)

[Andy Carvin <acarvin@GSN.ORG>]

>
> On Fri, 30 Jan 1998, Reina Nuernberger. American International wrote:
>
> > ---------------Original Message---------------
> > VIRUS  WARNING!!
> >
> > If you receive an email titled "JOIN THE CREW" DO NOT open it.
> > It will erase everything on your hard drive. Forward this letter out
> > 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 from IBM; please share it with everyone that might
> > access the internet.  Once again, pass this along to EVERYONE in
> > your address book so that this may be stopped. Also, do not open or
> > even
> > look at any mail that says "RETURNED OR UNABLE TO DELIVERY".
> >

THIS IS A HOAX! You can't get a virus from opening up an email. The virus,
in fact, is the continuing stream of copies of this email, flooding
thousands of mailing lists around the world. _Never_ email a virus warning
to a large group of people without verifying the existence of the virus.
99 percent of the virus warnings you will ever get over email will be
hoaxes. Don't distribute this warning any further or you'll only
proliferate the problem.

ac

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