HOAX___ IBM does NOT announce Viruses. Jeff Scism On Thu, 31 Aug 2000 18:14:10 -0700 "Edie Sando" <sando1@home.com> writes: > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sando, Don <don.sando@sd-axiohm.com> > To: Don & Edie at Home (E-mail) <sando1@home.com>; Brian Tinney > (E-mail) > <btinney@planetwidenet.com> > Date: Thursday, August 31, 2000 8:23 AM > Subject: FW: Fw: Virus Alert!! > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Velazquez, Esther > Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2000 7:48 AM > To: Axiohm de Mexico; San Diego > Subject: FW: Fw: Virus Alert!! > > > Please read > > To: esther.velazquez@sd-axiohm.com; javier.hernandez@sd-axiohm.com; > amanda.mancinas@sd-axiohm.com; juana.sanchez@sd-axiohm.com; > Subject: Fwd: Fw: Virus Alert!! > > > >Virus Alert!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > PASS THIS ON TO ANYONE YOU HAVE AN E-MAIL > > ADDRESS > > >> > > > FOR. > > >> > > > If you receive an email titled "Lets watch > > TV" DO > > >> > > > NOT OPEN IT. It will erase everything on > > your hard > > >> > > > drive. This information was announced > > yesterday > > >> > > > morning from IBM; AOL states that "KALI" is > > a very > > >> > > > dangerous virus, much worse than "Melissa," > > and that > > >> > > > 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. Pass this warning > > along to > > >> > > > EVERYONE in your address book and please > > share it > > >> > > > with all your online friends ASAP so that > > this threat > > >> > > > may be stopped. Please practice cautionary > > measures > > >> > > > and tell anyone that may have access to > > your computer. > > >> > > > Forward this warning to everyone that might > > access the > > >> > > > Internet. > > >> > > > If you receive any mail with the following > > file > > >> > > > attachments, please do not open and delete > > them > > >> > > > immediately. List of exe files not to be > > opened > > >> > > > DO NOT RUN and DO NOT LAUNCH THEM at all!! > > There is > > >> > > > no remedy or cure. They will completely > > wipeout all > > >> > > > your data in your hard disk and destroy all > > your > > >> > > > emails! > > >> > > > The viruses are:- > > >> > > > 1) buddylst.exe > > >> > > > 2) calcu18r.exe > > >> > > > 3) deathpr.exe > > >> > > > 4) einstein.exe > > >> > > > 5) happ.exe > > >> > > > 6) happy99.exe > > >> > > > 7) japanese.exe > > >> > > > 8) keypress.exe > > >> > > > 9) kitty.exe > > >> > > > 10) teletubb.exe > > >> > > > Do pass on this important message to all > > your friends > > >> > > > and business associates. > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Obtenga su dirección de correo-e gratis @yahoo.com.mx > en http://correo.yahoo.com.mx > > > > > > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/ > > Jeff Scism, IBSSG http://blacksheep.rootsweb.com/ Every Blacksheep is eventually shorn. ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.