Another good source to check when you receive "virus" warnings is
http://www.sarc.com.
On this particular issue, see
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/jesus-hoax.html
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net]On
> Behalf Of Dan Ray
> Sent: Thursday, April 15, 1999 1:56 PM
> To: Michael Graziano; MGList (E-mail); z-car (E-mail); Spridgets
> (E-mail); 'Healeys'; 'Spitfires'
> Subject: Re: <all> New Virus Warning
>
>
> This has been around for over a year and was proven to be a hoax
> a long time
> ago.
> Please check out this link:
> http://www.stiller.com/guts.htm
>
>
>
>
>
>
> >Hey folks. Sorry if you've already seen this, but my Net Admin just
> passed
> >this along. He (they) believe it to be a valid warning (not a hoax).
> >
> >FYI
> >
> >Michael
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Patrick Phillips [mailto:pphillip@exch01]
> >Sent: Thursday, April 15, 1999 12:23 PM
> >To: ltcm
> >Cc: Patrick Phillips
> >Subject: Virus Warning
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >If you receive an e-mail 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 re-format 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 on-line friends ASAP so that this threat may
> >be stopped. Please practice cautionary measures and tell anyone that
> >may have access to your computer. Forward this warning to everyone
> >that might access the internet.
> >
>
>
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