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Stu Turk <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 20 Jan 2000 19:54:04 -0500
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   Of course its a hoax.  The Hoax Virus keep sending out hoax warning
messages. And then when everyone is fed up with reading "Virus Warning"
followed by "Its a hoax" messages and stop paying attention....the real
virus will hit.  <g>

 Stu Turk,  Pittsburgh PA  USA
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----- Original Message -----
From: Kathleen Anderson <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2000 14:15
Subject: Re: NEW VIRUS ALERT


> Hi:
> This is a hoax - see
> http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/wobbler-hoax.html
>
> Kathleen Anderson, Webmaster
> State of Connecticut
> Office of the State Comptroller
> 55 Elm Street, Room 101
> Hartford, Connecticut  06106
> voice: (860) 702-3355  fax: (860) 702-3634
> email: [log in to unmask]
> URL: http://www.osc.state.ct.us
> CMAC Access: http://www.cmac.state.ct.us/access
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Doreen <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2000 1:04 PM
> Subject: NEW VIRUS ALERT
>
>
> > Hi list members
> >
> > Just thought you should all have a quick look at the following:
> >
> >
> > NEW VIRUS
> >
> > We have been informed of a new virus - WOBBLER. It will arrive on e-mail
> > titled "How to Give a Cat a Colonic."
> >
> > IBM and AOL have announced that it is very powerful, more so than
Melissa
> > and that there is no remedy. It will eat all your information on the
hard
> > drive and also destroys Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet
> Explorer.
> > Do not open anything with this title and please pass this message on.
Not
> > many people seem to know about this yet so propagate it as fast as
> possible.
> > This information was announced yesterday morning by IBM.
> >
> > Please share it with everyone in your address book so that the spreading
> of
> > the virus may be stopped. This is a very dangerous virus and there is no
> > remedy for it at this time.
> >
> > Please practice cautionary measures and forward this to all your online
> > friends ASAP
> >
> >
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