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From: "Merle Farrington" <>
Subject: [LAORLEAN-L] Fw: Virus Info.-DOESN'T CONTAIN A VIRUS
Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2000 11:49:17 -0500



----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Farrington" <>


> > > > Subject: Virus Info.-DOESN'T CONTAIN A VIRUS
> > Importance: High

> >
> > PLEASE, SEND THIS INFORMATION TO EVERY PERSON IN YOUR ADDRESS
BOOK.
> > IF
> > YOU
> > > > RECEIVE AN E-MAIL THAT READS "UPGRADE INTERNET" DO NOT OPEN
IT, AS
> > IT
> > > > CONTAINS AN EXECUTABLE NAMED "PERRIN.EXE." IT WILL ERASE ALL
THE
> > DATA IN
> > > > YOUR HARD DRIVE AND IT WILL STAY IN MEMORY. EVERY TIME THAT
YOU
> > UPLOAD
> > > > ANY DATA, IT WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY ERASED AND YOU WILL NOT BE
ABLE
> > TO
> > USE
> > > > YOUR COMPUTER AGAIN. THIS INFORMATION WAS PUBLISHED YESTERDAY
IN THE
> > CNN
> > > WEB
> > > > SITE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS VIRUS. TO THIS DATE, THERE IS
NO
> > KNOWN
> > > > ANTIVIRUS PROGRAM FOR THIS PARTICULAR VIRUS. PLEASE, FORWARD
THIS
> > > > INFORMATION TO YOUR FRIENDS, SO THAT THEY WILL BE ON THE
ALERT.
> > > > ALSO CHECK THE LIST BELOW, SENT BY IBM, WITH THE NAMES OF
SOME
> > E-MAILS
> > > > THAT, IF RECEIVED, SHOULD NOT BE OPENED AND MUST BE DELETED
> > IMMEDIATELY,
> > > > BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN ATTACHED VIRUSES. THIS WAY YOUR COMPUTER
WILL
> > BE
> > > SAFE.
> > > > THE TITLES ARE:
> > > > > > 1) buddylst.exe
> > > > > > 2) calcu18r.exe
> > > > > > 3) deathpr.exe
> > > > > > 4) einstein.exe
> > > > > > 5) happ.exe
> > > > > > 6) girls.exe
> > > > > > 7) happy99.exe
> > > > > > 8) japanese.exe
> > > > > > 9) keypress.exe
> > > > > > 10) kitty.exe
> > > > > > 11) monday.exe
> > > > > > 12) teletubb.exe
> > > > > > 13) The Phantom Menace
> > > > > > 14) prettypark.exe
> > > > > > 15) UP-GRADE INTERNET2
> > > > > > 16) perrin.exe
> > > > > > 17) I love You
> > > > > > 18) CELCOM Screen Saver or CELSAVER.EXE
> > > > > > 19) Win a Holiday (e-mail)
> > > > > > 20) JOIN THE CREW O PENPALS
> > > > ONCE AGAIN, DO NOT OPEN THESE E-MAILS.
>

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