Re: (ET) Fw: Virus Alert

["Jeff Tickner" <JeffT softlanding com>]

This is a fake virus alert, per Symantec
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/jesus-hoax.html

another giveaway that it's fake is the line "it destroys IBM and Macintosh
computers". The only viruses that affect both platforms are the Microsoft
Office Macro viruses, and they cannot destroy your computer, they can only
mess up some files.



                                                                           
                                          
                    "Harry Ellege"                                         
                                          
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----- Original Message -----
From: Butch  Tines
To: Vick Butler ; Troy  Roller ; trisha roller ; Tina Moore ; Tiffany Tines
;  Terri Tines ;  samantha  carpenter ; Pop  Tines ; Phil Tines ; mrocket1
; mike.carpenter ; Mike  Mosley ; Mike  Carpenter Family ; Michelle Tines ;
Mark Reed ;  Lisa Scott  ; linda lanier ; Lee Ann  Cooper ; kim&greg
johnson ; kathy & Mark  Everingham ; Judy  Nebel ; John  Petty ; Joe&Judy
Coleman ; JoAnne & Henry  Tatum ; Joann  Mosley ; Jennifer Vailes ;
Jennifer  Hendren ; Jef&Lara Hicks ; Jason Ford ; J. Mosley ; Harry  Ellege
; Gina Tines ; David  Reeves ; David Arnold ; Crazy4mickey aol com ;
Cartwright ; bsbfan1tn aol com ;  Bob&Mary  Hicks ; Billy &  Sissy ; Betty
Boop ; Adam Mosley
Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2001 5:43 PM
Subject: Virus Alert

In a  message dated 5/9/2001 5:25:29 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Imrbw
writes:


Subject: read this!
> >
> > >> >Date:  Tue, 10 Apr 2001 19:31:40 -0500
> >
> > >> >
> >
> > >> >
> >
> > >>  > > > >>
> >
> > >> > > >  >> <<
> >
> > >> > > > >>  Very Urgent!!!!!!!
> >
> > >> > > >  >>
> >
> > >> > > > >> PASS  THIS ON TO ANYONE YOU HAVE AN E-MAIL ADDRESS FOR.
> >
> >  >> > > > >> If you receive an email 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  reformat 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  online friends ASAP so that this threat maybe
> >stopped.
>  >
> > >> > > Please
> >
> >  >> > > > >> practice cautionary measures and tell anyone  that may
have
> >access
> >
> > >> >  > to your
> >
> > >> > > > >>  computer. Forward this warning to everyone that you know
> that
> >
> > >> > > might access
> >
> > >> > > > >> the Internet.
> >
> > >> > > > >>
> >
> >  >> > > > >> Joyce L. Bober
> >
> >  >> > > > >> IBM Information Systems
> >
> > >> > > > >> Pittsburgh Mailing Systems
> >
> > >> > > > >> 412 - 922-8744