Theos-Talk Archives (April 1999 Message tt00150)

I guess it takes guts to send out a virus like that --if it existed. Fortunately, it's a HOAX...
(http://www.avertlabs.com/public/datafiles/valerts/hoaxes/gutshoax.asp)

Whatever the reason people make up these hoaxes, it is good we are being alert all the time.

Peter Walstra

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> Date: Wednesday, April 14, 1999 11:44 PM
> Subject: Computer Virus
> 
> 
> >Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 18:41:27 EDT
> >>Subject: Fwd: FYI
> >>
> >><If you receive an email titled "It Takes Guts to
> Say 'Jesus' DO NOT
> >OPEN IT. It will erase everything on your hard
> drive. This information was
> >>announced yesterday morning from IBM; AOL
> states that this 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 re-format 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.
> >>
> 


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