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From: "Alan W. Smith" <>
Subject: [HOISINGTON-L] [Fwd: FW: Virus Alert]
Date: Wed, 28 Jul 1999 14:19:36 -0400


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All - who knows - but might be good idea to keep alert - Al

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Subject: FW: Virus Alert
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This doesn't sound like a hoax.....

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> Subject:Fwd: Virus Alert
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> WARNING: If you receive an email with a file called "California", do
> not
> open the file. The file contains the WOBBLER virus.
> This information was announced yesterday morning from IBM; AOL
> states that
> this is a very dangerous virus, much worse than "Melissa", and that
> there is
> NO remedy for it at this time. Some very sick individual has
> succeeded in
> using the reformat function from Norton Utilities causing it to
> completely
> erase all documents on the hard drive. It has been designed to
> work with
> Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer. It
> destroys Macintosh and IBM compatible computers. This is a new,
> very
> malicious virus and not many people know about it. Pass this
> warning along
> to EVERYONE in your address book and please share it with all
> your online
> friends ASAP so that this threat may be stopped.
> Callie Phillips
> Events and Competitions Coordinator
> Sunday River Ski Resort
> PO Box 450
> Bethel, ME 04217
> 207-824-5381 phone
> 207-824-6812 fax

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