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From: Kevin Cole <>
Subject: Re: Hamster Virus (Hoaxe)
Date: Fri, 25 May 2001 08:54:53 +0100 (BST)
In-Reply-To: <4.3.1.2.20010524194025.00a75890@pop.iprimus.com.au>


Hi All

I have just check on Symantec website and this Hamster
virus? is not even listed so I do not know why you
should think it is a virus. If you should think you
have been sent a virus have a look on this URL Below
as it list all known viruses definitions real and
hoaxes


http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/index.html

--- myoffice <> wrote: > Hi
List,
> I'd just like to warn people that I received a
> Hampster Virus today from
> someone using my family name so that I would open
> it.
>
> I didnt.
> Iknew and deleted it. But I'd just like to make
> people aware because I
> didnt know until last week that if you have unopened
> emails in your
> computer it can activate them and when u send an
> email out --- out goes the
> virus to all those unopened emails.
>
> So make up foldert and drag and drop unopened emails
> into them for
> safety. That is after you have vetted your emails
> for virus's first.
>
> Hope this helps someone!!!!!!! Its shocking that
> they use our family names
> to get to us (mine is BREWSTER)
> Regards Eileen
>
> Researching families
>
> BREWSTER Dagenham Essex Uk
> COLGATE uk
> HUGHES Wales, Queensland, NSW, Australia
> JONESEngland UK
> LOVEDAY "
> LUTKINS Dagenham Essex Uk
> PERRIN
> PINDAR
> WOODEssex, Edmonton, UK
>
> My home page - http://www.geocities.com/myretrace
>
> SPREAD THE WORD
> LEGACY FAMILY TREE--- IS NOW FREE!!!!
> DOWNLOAD IT TODAY!!!!!
>
http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Index.asp?mid=1519npi
>


=====
Kevin Cole
Researching Names: Linge - Lynge - Lingo
ESFH# 4920

LINGE ONE NAME STUDY - - #3549
http://www.linge.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/
ESSEX GENUKI - - http://www.nivek.cwc.net/genuki/ESS/

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