Vince --  I got your message but could not discern the message.  Is there
a virus threat or not?  JM  Wallyn


On Wed, 3 Mar 1999 14:13:57 -0800 Vince Montgomery <[log in to unmask]>
writes:
>Hey Gang,
>
>Got some info for you. Thought you'd like to know...
>
>Vince
>
>------------------------------------
>
>To:                     Vince <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject:                Bug
>
>I checked with someone in the business who seems to have lots of
>knowledge about these things...the results are here.
>
>
>----------------------------------------------------
>Guts to Say Jesus Hoax
>                          VirusName:
>                                     Guts to Say Jesus Hoax
>                              Aliases:
>                                     Jesus
>                      Infection Length:
>                                     Hoax
>                      Area of Infection:
>                                     Hoax
>                           Likelihood:
>                                     Hoax
>                     Region Reported:
>                                     EMail
>                       Characteristics:
>                                     Hoax
>                       Target Platform:
>                                     Hoax
>                          Target Date:
>                                     Hoax
>
>
>
>                     Description:
>
>                     "Guts to Say Jesus" Hoax is not a virus and is a
>hoax. It is a sham, meant only
>                     to panic new or inexperienced computer users. The
>hoax message includes the
>                     following warning with the title of "".
>
>                          VIRUS WARNING !!!!!!!
>                          If you receive an email titled "It Takes
>Guts to
>Say 'Jesus'" DO
>                          NOT open it. It will erase everything on
>your
>hard drive.
>                          Forward this letter out to as many people as
>you
>can. This is a
>                          new, very malicious virus and not many
>people
>know about it.
>                          This information was announced yesterday
>morning
>from IBM;
>                          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. Also, do not open
>or
>
>even look at any
>                          mail that says "RETURNED OR UNABLE TO
>DELIVER."
>                          This virus will attach itself to your
>computer
>
>components and
>                          render them useless. Immediately delete any
>mail
>items that say
>                          this. AOL has said that 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 online
>friends ASAP.
>
>                     Please ignore any messages regarding this
>supposed
>"virus" and do not pass
>                     on any messages regarding it. Passing on messages
>about this hoax on serves
>                     only to further propagate it.
>
>
>
>
>---------------------------------------------------------
>"The Universe Will Unfold As It Should."
>
>        - Captain Spock
>---------------------------------------------------------
>
>My (Award Winning!) Website was updated February 1999
>
>http://mypage.direct.ca/w/wheelie/index.html
>

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