Re: FW: virus

[George Bynum <gbynum@CROSSCO.COM>]

On 30 Jan 98, in LM_NET:

> ---------------Original Message---------------
> VIRUS  WARNING!!
>
> If you receive an email titled "JOIN THE CREW" DO NOT open it.

TOTALLY FALSE.

Before spreading this kind of false info, I'd suggest you look at the
IBM site referenced which I've followed to the specific situation;

http://www.av.ibm.com/BreakingNews/HypeAlert/Crew/

where you will find it to be false.

I'm extracting the text below ...

We have found yet another virus hoax being passed around on the
Internet. This one is very similar to all the others: it warns of a
nefarious e-mail message with a certain title that will "erase your
whole hard drive" when opened. In this version of the hoax, the title
of the e-mail is "Join the Crew." As usual, we have no reason to
think that any actual disruptive e-mail (except the warnings
themselves!) is circulating with this title, and we remind readers
that in well-run mail systems simply opening a piece of mail does not
run any program contained in it. On the other hand, of course,
everyone should continue to be suspicious of unexpected programs
received in the mail, and not run them.

Help prevent Internet litter: do not forward hoax warnings to others,
no matter how strenuously the warning itself urges you to. Just Say
No...

See our Hype Alerts Page for information on other hoaxes, and "How to
Spot a Virus Hoax" for some sage advice on recognizing future ones.

George W. Bynum
Electro-Hydraulic Engineering Support
Cross Fluid Power
800.932.7677 box 2208 voice mail

(work) gbynum@crossco.com  864.288.6141 voice; 864.288.7001 fax
(home) gbynum@worldnet.att.net 864.292.0382 voice

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