This is a fake virus. Please don't forward this email around.
Viruses can *only* be spread via attachments, it's impossible for a
virus to exist in a text email.
If you get a message like this, check out http://www.cert.org, for
confirmation. The message from Compaq is obviously fake, it doesn't
even originate from Compaq. Microsoft says nothing about the virus as
well.
-Kit
barry Spencer wrote:
>
> >Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 18:42:15 -0800
> >From: Bob Wirth <bobwirth@earthlink.net>
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> >To: barry Spencer <bspencer@tsoft.com>, Bill Jackett <bjackett@cometic.com>,
> > Bill Lomenick <blomenick@deltatau.com>,
> > Bill Maisey <billmaisey@home.com>, Bob Lyon <kazehana@garlic.com>,
> > Chris Rauch <Rauchranch@home.com>,
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> <twinmomchef@home.com>,
> > daughter franklin <franklin18@jps.net>,
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> >Subject: [Fwd: Virus]
> >
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> >From: "Ted James" <tedandnancy@home.com>
> >To: "Yvette Mc gurie" <yvette@inreach.com>,
> > "Wm. C Mitchell" <102202.1153@CompuServe.COM>,
> > "WILBUR BUNCE" <bunceracing@aol.com>,
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> > "Peter Kelly" <sarac@worldnet.att.net>,
> > "Paul Wittrock" <pwittrock@duxsales.com>,
> > "Paul Haney" <paul@tvmotorsports.com>,
> > "Midland Motorcycles" <MidMotc@aol.com>,
> > "Matthew Lucas" <mlucas8229@aol.com>,
> > "Lisa Devlin" <racindc@netwizards.net>,
> > "Larry & Laurene Pagoyo" <ckpagoyo@gte.net>,
> > "Kurt Ladendorf" <kurt.ladendorf@quantum.com>,
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> > "John & Bernie Labuda" <jslabuda@hotmail.com>,
> > "Jodi Fisher:" <ldypanda@aol.com>,
> > "Jo Alice Canterbury" <lscanterbury@earthlink.net>,
> > "Jim Derhaag" <PLAZZ2140@aol.com>,
> > "Jennifer Lee" <jennifer.lee@autodesk.com>,
> > "Jay & Kelly Gillette" <summit@mobynet.com>,
> > "James Kuhns" <jgkuhns@earthlink.net>,
> > "Jack Clark" <jmaclark@olympus.net>,
> > "Howie & Lenay Padgett" <lpadgett@lfsus.jnj.com>,
> > "George Main" <alltorque@aol.com>,
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> > "George & Liz Trinkler" <Trink94@aol.com>,
> > "GaryGT40@compuserve. com" <GaryGT40@CompuServe.COM>,
> > "Eric & Marie Nelson" <eknelson@msn.com>,
> > "Elizabeth Nailor" <lizzy420@yahoo.com>,
> > "Ed Dickerson" <wditampa@mindspring.com>,
> > "Doug: Gerard" <dgerardworldnet@att.net>,
> > "Donald Denhard" <ddenhard@sonnet.com>,
> > "Dick Colburn" <OXRJUMPER@aol.com>,
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> > "Dave & Barb Leeson" <netleeson@earthlink.net>,
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> > "Chris Lerch" <c.lerch@jaguar-racing.com>,
> > "Chip Haddock" <rchaddock@skantech.net>,
> > "Cheryl VanWettering" <cherylvw@yahoo.com>,
> > "Charles Everett" <flick777@netscape.net>,
> > "Bruce Sunseri" <omnifab@ix.netcom.com>,
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> > "'Brian Holtz'" <Brian.Holtz@mx1-e.mail.home.com>,
> > "Brandon Nailor" <bigassb16@yahoo.com>,
> > "Bonnie Summers" <bsummers@searspoint.com>,
> > "Bob Wirth" <bobwirth@earthlink.net>, "Bob Urso"
> <DSRnumbr19@aol.com>,
> > "Bob Lobenberg" <spdcomp@aol.com>, "Bob Fox" <rfatfox@aol.com>,
> > "Billie Carrington" <carrington6@yahoo.com>,
> > "Bill Maisey" <billmaisey@home.com>,
> > "Bill Lomenick" <blomenick@deltatau.com>,
> > "Ben & Edie Dorfman" <benedie@worldnet.att.net>,
> > "Barbara Paresa" <barbara.paresa@ual.com>,
> > "AUDIE F THOMAS" <audie_technology@CompuServe.COM>,
> > "Ashley McGuire" <amagee_2@hotmail.com>,
> > "Arthur Logan" <art_joan@earthlink.net>,
> > "Al Beasley Jr." <mtnash@cc.ysu.edu>,
> > "Ace & Judy Campbell" <c1212@flash.net>
> >Subject: Virus
> >Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 14:52:22 -0800
> >Message-ID: <LPBBJFHNMEKFHGMGOKHMIENNCAAA.tedandnancy@home.com>
> >MIME-Version: 1.0
> >Content-Type: text/plain;
> > charset="iso-8859-1"
> >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
> >X-Priority: 3 (Normal)
> >X-MSMail-Priority: Normal
> >X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0)
> >Importance: Normal
> >X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200
> >X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000
> >
> >In a message dated 01/17/2000 6:23:05 PM Eastern Standard Time, RRLINC1214
> >writes:
> >
> ><< > > Be watchful! This is an authorized message from Compaq Computer
> > > Corp.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > ><< -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > Subject: virus
> > > > > >
> > > > > > DO NOT DELETE!!! READ !!!!!!!!!!!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > 1. This is VERY SERIOUS!! Please forward to everyone
> > > you
> > > > > know
> > > > > > ...they will be grateful.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > There is a virus out now being sent to people via
> > > e-mail..it is
> > > > > >called
> > > > > > the A.I.D.S. VIRUS.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > It will destroy your memory, sound card and speakers, your
> > > drive
> > > > > and
> > > > > >it
> > > > > > will infect your mouse or pointing devices well as your
> > > keyboards
> > > > > >making
> > > > > > it so that you can't type and it will not register on the
> > > screen.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > It self terminates only after it eats 5MB of hard drive
> > > space &
> > > > > will
> > > > > > delete all programs.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > It will come via E-mail called "OPEN: VERY COOL!"
> > > > > >
> > > > > > DELETE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! immediately!! It will
> > > basically
> > > > > render
> > > > > > your computer useless.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > PASS THIS MESSAGE ON QUICKLY & TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS
> > > > > POSSIBLE!!!!!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > 2.Very Urgent Must Read Please - If you receive an
> > > e-mail
> > > > > titled
> > > > > > "Win A Holiday", 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
> > > Microsoft.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Neil Ferrick
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Compaq Computer Corporation
> > > > >
> > > > > Hope all is going great in your new year! >>
> >
> >
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Kit Wetzler http://www.mindspring.com/~kitwetzler
"It's amazing how much 'mature wisdom' resembles being too tired."
_Time Enough for Love_, by Robert Heinlein
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