An e-mail virus?   Hmmmmm....

 

Seems like I've seen half-a-dozen variations on this rumor over the past three

days.  One should, of course, observe caution about viruses and one should

always wear one's computer condom, *but* a virus that can attach itself to an

e-mail message and come sneaking into your system is not very likely.

 

Never say never, natch.  But I'd wait for further details on this one before

you forward it to every discussion group you're subscribed to.

 

Also, for something like this to be distributed through SCREEN-L is virtually

impossible--so far as I know.  SCREEN-L's been running for 3.5 years now and

nothing like a virus or a trojan has ever come through our system.

 

So, stay aware, but keep this in perspective...

 

 

On Tue, 6 Dec 1994 11:13:47 -0500 Murray Pomerance said:

>---------- Forwarded message ----------

>Date: Mon, 5 Dec 1994 23:41:48 EST

>From: Victoria Myers <[log in to unmask]>

>To: Multiple recipients of list AMART-L <[log in to unmask]>

>Subject: Warning e-mail virus (fwd)

>

>[Moderator's note: many of us have seen the message about a virus

>disguised as an email message with header "xxx-1". However, what follows

>is a description of yet another of these nasties....I believe a moderated

>list is unlikely to pass on such a virus as it would crash the moderator's

>home disk before it could be forwarded, as we read everything before

>passing it on.  I will check with our computer guys.]

>

>This is the second email virus message that I have received today, and for

>a different virus, too.  The other one comes as a message with "xxx-1" in the

>Subject line and SHOULD NOT BE READ!!!  Apparently, if you open the

>message, it will eat everything.  This message should be deleted without

>reading it.  Forward this to everyone you know!

>Vicki

>__________________________________________________________

>>This crossed my virtual desk this afternoon.  Does anyone have more info?

>

>>Somebody is sending e-mail under the title "good times".  If you get

>>anything like this, DON'T DOWNLOAD THE FILE! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! It has a

>>virus that rewrites your hard drive, and you lose anything on your hard

>>drive.  Please be careful and forward this mail to anyone you care about!

>>Kate Crowley

>>Associate Lecturer, Department of Political Science,

>>University of Tasmania, GPO Box 252C, Hobart, Tasmania, 7001;

>>(Ph) 61.02.20.2364; (Fax) 61.02.24.0973;

>>(email) [log in to unmask]

 

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