Re: [Fwd: FW: Virus Alert]

sidney crawford (scrwfrd@erols.com)
Tue, 27 Jan 1998 13:49:28 -0500 

Gary A. Griffith wrote:
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> One more virus alert hoax and I'm going postal.
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> > >From: "Bob and Ruth Wolf" <rrwolf@Chesapeake.net>
> > >Date: 1/27/98  10:56:51AM
> > >To: johnsonn@ucs.orst.edu, tlwolf@erols.com, rrwolf@Chesapeake.net,
> > richwolf@att.net.hk, richwolf@att.net.hk, gjwolf@erols.com,
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> > >Subject: [Fwd: FW: Virus Alert]
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> > >Date: Tue, 27 Jan 1998 10:15:54 -0500 (EST)
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> > >frank@chesapeake.net,
> > >        gustave.c.wolf@bge.com, ltkelley@mail.ameritel.net,
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> > >        dhc1@erols.net, wtc@erols.net, johnrycyna@msn.com
> > >From: Diane Kincaid <diane@chesapeake.net>
> > >Subject: FW: Virus Alert
> > >
> > >
> > >>
> > >>-----Original Message-----
> > >>From:       ElderSource [SMTP:eldersource@eaglenet.com]
> > >>Sent:       Monday, January 26, 1998 6:11 PM
> > >>Cc: SUZY SPAHR; Susan M. Rogan; Steve Gurney; SOCIAL WORK
> > >ASSOCIATES; SHIRLEY
> > >>WILLIAMS; SHEILA COLICOTT; Rose C. Crunkleton; Regina M. Curran;
> > >Phlete R.
> > >>Teachout; NASW-VA REIBLING; NASW-VA CHERYL JOHNSON; Mary Jo D.
> > >Smith; Lundi
> > >>Palmer; LINDA AUFDERHAAR; Lee Stokero; Laura Allison; Jo Ann
> > >Linck; JERRI
> > >DELL;
> > >>DAVID DONDERO; CLIFF SENF; CHRISTIAN SENF; Chandra N. Branham;
> > >BLAIR BLUNDA;
> > >>BETH SCOVILL
> > >>Subject:    FW: Virus Alert
> > >>Importance: High
> > >>
> > >>----------
> > >>> Subject:  FW: Virus Alert
> > >>> Date:     Friday, January 23, 1998 9:36 AM
> > >>>
> > >>> Hi everybody,
> > >>>
> > >>> Got this message this morning from our Director of Security.  I'm
> > >>> passing it along as suggested.  Please pass it along to others.
> > >>>
> > >>> Theresa
> > >>>
> > >>> ----------
> > >>>> From:    Horan, Katie
> > >>>> Sent:    Friday, January 23, 1998 9:10 AM
> > >>>> To:      ALL Admin/Finance High Ridge; ALL INS High Ridge; ALL
> > >MCTSSA; ALL
> > >>>>       San Diego; ALL SE Albuquerque; ALL SE Ft. Meade; ALL SE
> > >Hampton;
> > >>ALL
> > >>>>       SE High Ridge; ALL SE Indianapolis; ALL SE Niceville; ALL
> > >SE P100;
> > >>ALL
> > >>>>       SE Pentagon; ALL SE San Angelo; ALL SE San Antonio; ALL
> 
> > >SE Santa
> > >>>>       Maria; ALL SE Suitland; ALL SE Tampa
> > >>>> Subject: Virus Alert
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Our DSS Rep sent the following Virus Alert.  It's a good
> > >reminder to
> > >>>> be certain of what you open and know who you get e-mails from.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> VIRUS  WARNING !!!!!!
> > >>>> If you receive an email titled "JOIN THE CREW" 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 IBM; please share it with everyone that might
> > >access the
> > >>>> Internet. Inform your clients and friends in your address book
> > >so that
> > >>>> this may be stopped. Also, do not open or even look at any mail
> > >that
> > >>>> says "RETURNED OR UNABLE TO DELIVERY" This virus will attach
> > >itself to
> > >>>> your computer components and render them useless. Immediately
> > >delete
> > >>>> any mail items that say this. AOL has said that this is a very
> > >>>> dangerous virus and that there is NO remedy for it at this time.
> > >>>> Please practice cautionary measures.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>Forwarded by
> >
> > Jack C. Leighty
> > >Huntingtown, MD
> > jleighty@chesapeake.net
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
Gary - Thanks for saving me the effort to trip off line at the virus
hoax that wastes time and space.

For anyone that's interested, there is a good learning site on virus
hoaxes and myths at "ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/CIACHoaxes.html" (Computer
Incident Advisory Committee, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, for
the Department of Energy). Every six months these things pop up and get
forwarded to the universe, not unlike a gigantic chain letter. The best
thing we can do, is to not propagate them. Additional info can be found
at "www.kumite.com/myths/home.htm", "www-it.hr.doe.gov/assist",
"www.ncsa.com", and "www.virusbtn.com".