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From: "Jim Zellers" <>
Subject: [GM-L] FW: WARNING
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2000 19:24:07 -0500


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Subject: WARNING


> 4 VERY SERIOUS! WARNINGS!!!
> > > > > WARNING No. 1
> > > > > If you receive any "CELCOM" Screen Saver,
> > > Please do not install
> > > it!!!!!!
> > > > > This screensaver is very cool. I t shows a
> > > NOKIA handphone, with time
> > > > > messages. After it is activated, the PC cannot
> > > boot up at all. It goes
> > > > very
> > > > > slow. It destroys your hard disk. The filename
> > > is CELLSAVER.EXE
> > > > >
> > > > > WARNING No. 2
> > > > > Beware! If someone named "SandMan" asks you to
> > > check out his page.
> > > > > DO NOT! It is at:
> > > www.geocities.com/vienna/6318 This page hacks into
> > > your
> > > > > C:\drive. DO NOT GO THERE...
> > > > >
> > > > > Warning No. 3
> > > > > If you get an E-mail titled : "Win A Holiday"
> > > DO NOT open it. Delete
> > > it
> > > > > immediately. Microsoft just announced
> > > yesterday. It is a malicious
> > > virus
> > > > > that WILL ERASE YOUR HARD DRIVE. At this time
> > > there is no
> > > remedy.Forward
> > > > > this to everyone IMMEDIATELY!!
> > > > >
> > > > > Warning No. 4
> > > > > If you receive an email titled "JOIN THE CREW"
> > > or "PENPALS" DO NOT
> > > open
> > > > > it!!!!! It will erase EVERYTHING on your hard
> > > drive! PENPALS appears
> > > to
> > > > be a
> > > > > friendly letter asking you if you are
> > > interested in a penpal.....but
> > > by
> > > > the
> > > > > time you read this letter it is TOO late. The
> > > Trojan horse virus will
> > > have
> > > > > already infected the boot sector of your hard
> > > drive, destroying all
> > > the
> > > > data
> > > > > present. It is a
> > > > > self-replicating virus, and once the message
> > > is read it will
> > > AUTOMATICALLY
> > > > > forward itself to anyone who's e-mail address
> > > is present in your box!
> > > > > This virus will destroy your hard drive and
> > > holds the potential to
> > > DESTROY
> > > > > the hard drive of anyone whose mail is in your
> > > box and whose mail is
> > > in
> > > > > their box and so on
> > > > > and on!!!!!! So delete any message titled
> > > PENPAL or JOIN THE CREW this
> > > > > virus can do major DAMAGE to worldwide
> > > networks!!!!
> > > > >
> > > > > PLEASE PASS THIS ALONG TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS AND
> > > PEOPLE IN YOUR
> > > > > MAILBOXES. AOL HAS SAID THIS IS A VERY
> > > DANGEROUS VIRUS AND
> > > > >>THERE IS NO
> > > > > REMEDY FOR IT YET. FORWARD THIS TO ALL YOUR
> > > ON-LINE FRIENDS A.S.A.P.!
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>

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