Well if AOL or IBM was involved in these so-called warnings, then it
shouldn't take long at all to go to www.ibm.com or www.aol.com and see
that there is absolutely nothing posted on either web site.

The folks who originate these hoaxes depend on the uninformed to panic and
"spread the word".  They use big name companies to try to lend credence to
their hoax, but in reality, they provide even the most naive 'netizen with
the means to verify -- or in about 98% of the cases -- negate the claimed
virus.

It only takes a minute or two to investigate most of these things.  We
could all help reduce the traffic load and the notoriety for these hoaxes
by checking them out and then quietly throwing them away without posting
anything at all.  The originator is looking for sensationalism.  And they
don't care whether it comes from a flood of messages warning about the
supposed virus ---- or a flood of messages explaining that it isn't real.

Jim Meagher
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-----Original Message-----
From: K. Karl Kuller <[log in to unmask]>


>Hi All,
>    Is this another prank to tie up the Internet via the
>"chain-letter effect" or a real virus?

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