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Re: (meteorobs) Fwd: Fw: E-mail virus warning.



MMHASKE@aol.com wrote:
> 
> Hello everyone
> 
> My brother just sent this info to me and considering he works for the IRS and
> has never sent anything like this to me before, I felt the need to distribute
> this to as many folks as possible.
> 
> Good luck and may you be blessed with beautifully clear skies----is cloudy
> here
> 
> Marcia Haske
> 
>     ---------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Subject: Re: Fwd: Fw: E-mail virus warning.
> Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 08:20:10 -0500
> From: Michael_A_Burnidge@mail.dbf.state.fl.us
> To: MMHASKE@aol.com
> 
> Someone is sending out a very desirable screen-saver, the Budweiser Frogs.
> "BUDDLST.ZIP".  If you download it, you will lose everything!! Your
> harddrive will crash and someone will get your screen name & password!  DO
> NOT DOWNLOAD THIS UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES!  It just went into circulation a
> few days ago, as far as we know.  Please distribute this message.  This is
> a new, very malicious virus and not many people know about it.  This
> information was announced yesterday morning from Microsoft.  Please share
> it with everyone that might access the internet.  Once again pass this to
> everyone in your address book so that it 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 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
> on-line friends.  ASAP
> 
> F.Y.I.    I received this message yesterday from our internal cybercops . .


Marcia, et al.

The e-mail you forwarded is in all likelihood a hoax.  See
http://www.stiller.com/hoaxes.htm for details on this and other
"popular" hoaxes.  

For those who already knew this, please pardon the off-topic response.  

Nancy

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