This "I LOVE YOU" virus is being treated seriously here at Carnegie Mellon
University, with numerous wide-band warnings from those who know hoaxes
from the real thing. I append a sample warning, below.
At least we can be certain that our Roadsters are unaffected by all such
diseases. If only the same could be said of their owners!
Best,
Teddy
69 2000
Pgh PA
OROC
At 10:06 AM 5/4/00 -0700, Fred_Katz@ci.sf.ca.us wrote:
>Sort of like the Fairlady virus. It eats up your wallet if opened up, and
>before it does that it goes into your address book and sends the virus out
>to everyone else. On top of that, it gobbles up garage space and leaves
>junk everywhere. Infected persons are prone to fits of giggling and
>sunburn, and are highly infectious. Ken Pletcher is the most recent victim.
>
>Beware - if infected with the Fairlady virus, count to 10 before opening
>your wallet. Buy in moderation. Wear sunblock and a hat. Join others who
>are similarly afflicted for group therapy.
>
>Fred
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>> Subject: CAUTION ABOUT ANOTHER VIRUS
>> Author: Guy <gppepoy@cybertrails.com>
>> Date: 5/4/2000 9:04 AM
>>
>> On the radio in the news the caution not to open e-mail that says "I
>> LOVE YOU" it is like another Melissa virus. It eats up your hard drive
>> if opened up,and before it does that it goes into your address book
>> and sends the virus out to everyone on your list. BEWARE just delete
>> it and DO NOT OPEN!!!!!!! Pepoy
>>
>
>Date: Thu, 4 May 2000 13:34:30 -0400 (EDT)
>From: Rosemarie S Commisso <rc6t+@andrew.cmu.edu>
>To: +dist+/afs/andrew.cmu.edu/usr11/jp10/dlist/allphil.dl@andrew.cmu.edu
>Subject: Fwd: new virus
>Cc: Jacqueline Hall Defazio <jf2l+@andrew.cmu.edu>
>
>
>Subject: new virus
>Message-ID: <3958915825.957441655@YODA.HSS.CMU.EDU>
>
>There is a new virus being reported that is NOT a hoax. It appears to
>affect users of MS Outlook most of all. If you receive a message with the
>subject line: ILOVEYOU please delete the message without opening it.
>Opening the attachment to the message, if you are an Outlook user, results
>in the message being sent to all the addresses in your address book.
>
>The most up-to-date info is available from the CERT Coordination Center:
>
>http://www.cert.org
>
>Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns about this latest
>virus.
>
>-Kim
>kjordan@cmu.edu
>
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