I'm surprised that such an urbane, sophisticated man of the world such as
you would be taken in so readily. This "virus" according to the Symantec
Antivirus Research Center is a well-known hoax. Please see:
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/buddylst.zip.html
<http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/buddylst.zip.html>  for the gory
details on this one. Every warning like this that I've ever seen, and I've
seen a few, have been hoaxes.

Sign me, Chick N. Liddle

                -----Original Message-----
                From:   Ralph Walter [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
                Sent:   Thursday, February 24, 2000 4:31 AM
                To:     [log in to unmask]
                Subject:        Fwd: Fw: Big time virus warning

                 << Message: Fw: Big time virus warning >> Esteemed
Colleagues!

                I am in receipt of the following and am advised that it is
legitimate. Please
                proceed accordingly.  This is not a drill. But it may augur
bad things.

                Ralph


                <<
                 >: > >
                 >: > >    This information was announced yesterday
                 >: > morning from Microsoft.
                 >: > >
                 >: > >Someone is sending out a very cute screen saver of
                 >: > the Budweiser Frogs.
                 >: > >    If you download it, you will lose everything!
                 >: > Your hard drive will crash
                 >: > >    and someone from the Internet will get your
                 >: > screen name and password!
                 >: > >
                 >: > >    DO NOT DOWNLOAD IT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES! It
                 >: > just went into
                 >: > >    circulation yesterday, as far as we know.
                 >: > Please distribute this message.
                 >: > >    This is a new, very malicious virus and not
                 >: > many people know about it.
                 >: > >
                 >: > >    Please share it with everyone that might access
                 >: > the Internet.
                 >: > >    Once again, pass this along to EVERYONE in your
                 >: > address book so
                 >: > >    that this may be stopped. AOL has said this is
                 >: > a very dangerous
                 >: > >    virus and that there is NO remedy for! it at
                 >: > this time. Please practice
                 >: > >    cautionary measures and forward this to all
                 >: > your on-line friends.
                 >: > >
                 >: > >    Rob Fryza
                 >: > >    Xerox Professional Business Services >>