Both of these are hoaxes. PLEASE Check out http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/CIACHoaxes.html before passing on *any* virus warnings! Sherry At 04:54 PM 8/8/99 -0500, ddgx2 wrote: > >-----Original Message----- >From: RHODA FONTOVA <[email protected]> >To: Jerry Walker <[email protected]> >Date: Wednesday, August 04, 1999 12:00 AM >Subject: Fw: Virus Alert > > >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Paul_Higgins/[email protected] <Paul_Higgins/[email protected]> >>To: [email protected] <[email protected]>; [email protected] <[email protected]>; >>DeMarco, Michael <[email protected]>; Douglas, Kirk R. >><[email protected]>; [email protected] <[email protected]>; >>[email protected] <[email protected]>; [email protected] >><[email protected]>; [email protected] <[email protected]>; >>[email protected] <[email protected]>; >>[email protected] <[email protected]>; [email protected] >><[email protected]>; [email protected] <[email protected]>; [email protected] >><[email protected]>; [email protected] >><[email protected]>; Thomas Voislow <[email protected]> >>Date: Wednesday, August 04, 1999 9:05 AM >>Subject: Virus Alert >> >> >>> >>> >>>Just a little heads-up!!! >>> >>>Subject: Virus Alert >>> >>>This is VERY SERIOUS! Please forward to everyone you know...they will be >>>grateful. There is a virus out now being sent to people via email. >>> >>>It is called the A.I.D.S. VIRUS. >>>It will destroy your memory, sound card and speakers, your drive and it >>>will >>>infect your mouse or your pointing >>>devices as well as your keyboards making it so that you can't type and it >>>will not register on the screen. It self terminates only after it eats >5MB >>>of hard drive space & will delete all programs. It will come via E-mail >>>called "[OPEN: VERY COOL!:)" >>> >>>DELETE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! immediately! >>>It will basically render your computer useless. >>>PASS IT ON QUICKLY & TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE! >>> >>>2. Very Urgent Must Read Please - If you receive an e-mail titled "Win A >>>Holiday" 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 >>>Microsoft. >>> >>>Thank You, >>>Neil Ferric >>>Compaq Computer Corporation >>> >>>