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Subject:Fwd: FW: FW. DEADLY COMPUTER VIRUS -Forwarded
From:Doug Prescott
Date:Thu, 11 Sep 1997 12:36:51 -0400

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Subj:    Fwd: FW: FW. DEADLY COMPUTER VIRUS -Forwarded
Date:    97-09-10 16:52:44 EDT
From:    Pj nspi
To:      eileen@acls.org
CC:      Id8619,CMC1863,DJD216,DAPrescott
CC:      MBECKER@wcupa.ed

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Subj:    Re: FW: FW. DEADLY COMPUTER VIRUS -Forwarded
Date:    97-09-10 12:09:09 EDT
From:    ADiminno
To:      Pj nspi,JLONG@phila.k12.pa.us
To:      CAMRIES,Patd426

In a message dated 97-09-09 18:38:13 EDT, you write:

<< ear ALL  USERS,
 >>>>     Please read this message
 >>>>>>>
 >>>>> FOR YOUR INFORMATION
 >>>>>
 >>>>>>>> It is essential that this problem be reconciled as soon as
possible.
 >>>A few hours ago, someone opened an E-mail that had the subject heading
 >>>>> of a04free.com
 >>>>>
 >>>>> Within seconds of opening it, a windows appeared and began to display
 >>>>> all files that were being deleted. The user immediately shut down the
 >>>>> computer, but it was too late.
 >>>>>
 >>>>> This virus wiped all out. It ate the Ani-Virus Software that comes
 >>>>> with the Windows'95 Program along with F-Prot AVS. Neither was able
 >>>to detect it. Please be careful and send this to as many peoples as
 >>>>> passable, so maybe this new virus can be eliminated.
 >>>>>
 >>>>> Please pass this on .................to anyone you know.
 >>>>>
 >>>>> This information was received this morning from IBM, please share it
 >>>>> with anyone that might access the Internet:
 >>>>>
 >>>>> If anyone receives E-mail entitled "PENPAL GREETINGS!" please delete
 >>>>> it WITHOUT READING IT!! This is a warning for all Internet through an
 >>>>> E-mail message entitled "PENPAL GREETINGS!"
 >>>>>
 >>>>> DO NOT DOWNLOAD ANY MESSAGE ENTITLED "PENPAL GREETINGS!" This message
 >>appears to be a friendly letter asking you if you are interested in a
 >>>>> penpal, but the time you read the letter, it is too late. The "TROJAN
 >>>>> HORSE" virus will have already infected the boot sector of your hard
 >>>>> drive, destroying all of the data present.
 >>>>>
 >>>
 >>>>> It is a self-replicating virus, and once the message is read, it will
 >>>>> AUTOMATICALLY forward itself to anyone whose E-mail address is
 >>>present in YOUR mailbox!
 >>>>>
 >>>>> This virus will DESTROY your hard drive, and holds the potential to
 >>>>> DESTROY the hard drive of anyone whose mail is in your INBOX, and
 >>>>> whose mail is in their INBOX and so on.
 >>>>>
 >>>>> If this virus keeps getting passed, it has the potential to do a
 >>>great deal of damage to computer networks worldwide !!!!
 >>>>>
 >>>>> Pass this message along to all your users and other readers of the
 >>>>> newsgroups and mailing lists which you are on so that they are not
 >>>>> hurt by this DANGEROUS VIRUS !!!!!!
 >>>>>
 >>>>> >>

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