This is a HOAX !!. Please read the facts at http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/CIACHoaxes.html and do not circulate unvalidated virus info. "Stev, Barb, & Sam Rocca" wrote: > ---------- > > From: Kmoehr@aol.com > > To: Tbjernigan@aol.com; sbsrocca@bux.com > > Subject: virus info > > Date: Thursday, January 21, 1999 10:43 PM > > > > >>Subject: PLEASE READ - New Computer Virus Information > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >>> > > >>>>If you receive an e-mail titled JOIN THE CREW or PENPALS > > >>>> > > >>>> DO NOT open it!!!!! > > >>>> > > >>>> It will erase EVERYTHING on your hard drive! Send this > > >letter out to > > >>>> as > > >>>> many people as you can....this is a new virus and not many > > >people know > > >>>> about it!! This information was received this > > >>>> morning by IBM, please share it with anyone that might > > >access the > > >>>> Internet!!! > > >>>> > > >>>> PENPAL 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 hard drive, destroying all 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 box!!! > > >>>> > > >>>> This virus will destroy your hard drive and holds the > > >potential to > > >>>> DESTROY the hard drive of anyone whose mail is in your > > >>>> box and whose mail is in their box and so on and on!!!!! > > >>>> > > >>>> So delete any message titled PENPAL or JOIN THE CREW...this > > >virus > > >>>> can do major DAMAGE to worldwide networks!!!! > > >>>> > > >>>> > PLEASE PASS THIS ALONG TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS AND PEOPLE IN > > >YOUR > > >>>> MAILBOXES. > > >>>> > > >>>> AOL HAS SAID THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS VIRUS AND THERE IS NO > > >REMEDY > > >>>> FOR THIS...FORWARD IT TO ALL YOUR ON-LINE FRIENDS > > >>>> A.S.A.P.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > >>>> > >>>> > > >>> > > >> > > ==== KING Mailing List ==== > ROOTSWEB - http://www.rootsweb.com/