Virus
Jessica Wegmann (jwegmann@STUDENTS.UIUC.EDU)
Thu, 12 Dec 1996 16:49:48 -0600
Hi all,
I received this from another list I'm on and wanted to forward the
important info. so that everyone is aware.
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>>>Subject: FW: VIRUS ALERT (fwd)
>>>Date: Fri, 6 Dec 1996 15:17:31 -0500
>>>Importance: High
>>>
>>>If anyone receives mail entitled: PENPAL GREETINGS! please delete it
>>>WITHOUT reading it. Below is a little explanation of the message, and what
>>>it would do to your PC if you were to read the message. If you have any
>>>questions or concerns please contact SAF-IA Info Office on 697-5059.
>>>
>>>========================================================================
>>>This is a warning for all internet users - there is a dangerous virus
>>>propogating across the 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 by the time you read this letter, it is too
>>>late. The "trojan horse" virus will have already infected the boot sector
>>>of your harddrive, 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 who's 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 who's mail is in their inbox, and so on. If this virus
>>>remains unchecked, it has the potntial to do a great deal of DAMAGE to
>>>computer networks worldwide!!!!
>>>Please, delete the message entitled "PENPAL GREETINGS!" as soon as you see
>>>it! And pass this message along to all of your friends and relatives, and
>>>the
>>>other readers of the newsgroups and mailing lists which you are on, so
>>>that they are not hurt by this dangerous virus!!!!
>>>
>>>
>>>ROSARIO, EILLEN F / NCI INFORMATION SYSTEMS
>>>+-----------------------------------------+
>>>Information Systems & Services Division
>>>Internal Operations Group/ Bldg: 1130T1
>>>7 East Taylor Street / mail-stop: 262
>>>NASA Langley Research Center
>>>Hampton, VA 23681-0001
>>>PHONE: 757 864-7852
>>>FAX: 757 864-7339
>>>+-----------------------------------------+
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