A virus warning was posted to this list recently. Although there are real viruses, this one is a hoax according to both of the following web sites. www.ibm.com (IBM was referenced in this e-mail) www.symantec.com/avcenter (Symantec Anti Virus center) This is an exact copy of the message as saved for my reference file. I hope this clears up any confusion. When in doubt, check with the IBM or Symantec sites for verification. Bob Beginning of quote Date: Sun, 11 Jul 1999 21:44:39 -0400 From: gbruns@bellsouth.net To: GenConnecticut-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <37894886.F3793EAD@bellsouth.net> Subject: [GenConnecticut-L] Re: Fwd: [Fwd: [Fwd: Fw: Fw: VIRUS ALERT]] (fwd) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit PEGVERN@aol.com wrote: > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Nowak, Charles PO > > > > Sent: Friday, July 02, 1999 9:44 AM > > > > To: Stubblefield, Chris CPO > > > > Cc: Currie, Richard PO; Asbach, Daniel PO > > > > Subject: FW: VIRUS ALERT > > > > VIRUS ALERT > > > > > > > > If you receive an email with a file called "California" do not open the > > > > file. The file contains the "WOBBLER" virus. This information was > > > > announced yesterday morning by IBM. > > > > > > > > The report says that . "this is a very dangerous virus, much worse than > > > > "Melissa" and 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 at > > > > this time. > > > > Please pass this warning to everyone in your address book and share it > > > > with all your online friends asap so that the destruction it can cause may > > > > be minimized." End of quote ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.