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From: Lawrence Bouett <>
Subject: [Fwd: latest WARNING on the net!]
Date: Wed, 29 Oct 1997 23:39:57 -0600


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>Resent-Date: Wed, 29 Oct 1997 20:09:25 -0800 (PST)
>Date: Wed, 29 Oct 1997 20:40:32 -0600
>From: Carolyn Rozelle <>
>To: BRANHAM-L <>
>Subject: latest WARNING on the net!
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>The following was a FAX which suposedly originated by IBM.
> It may be a fake, but I wouldn't take chances!
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>> To Carolyn Rozelle / Cash area, Hunt Co., Texas, by way of: Paula Pede,
>Coca Cola, Lubbock
>
>> From Travis Parker
>> Sent Wednesday, October 29, 1997 10:51 AM
>> To: All IMC and GPG Recipients
>> Subject: Virus Warning!
>>
>> Import High
>>
>> Note: All of IMC's file servers are virus protected, however, our
workstations
>> are not virus protected so you may want to heed this warning!
>>
>> If you receive an e-mail entitled "JOIN THE CREW" DO NOT open it! It
will erase >EVERYTHING on your hard drive! Send this letter out to as many
people as
>> you can.......this is a new virus, and not many people know about it!
This was >received this morning from IBM , please share it with anyone that
may access the
>> internet.
>>
>> Also, if anyone receives e-mail entitled: "PENPAL GREETINGS!" please
delete it! This >is a warning for all internet users-there is a dangerous
virus propagating
>> across the internet through an e-mail message entitled "PENPAL GREETINGS!"
>>
>> DO NOT DOWNLOAD ANY MESSAGE ENTITLED "PENPAL GREETINGS"!! This message
appears to be a >friendly letter asking you if you are interested in
>> a penpal, but by the time you read this letter, it is too late. The
"trojan horse" >virus will have already infected the boot sector of your
hard drive, destroying all of
>> he data present. It is a self replicating virus, and once the message is
read, t will >AUTOMATICALLY forward itself to anyone who's e-mail address is
present in
>> YOUR in box, and who's
>> mail is in their in box and so on! If this virus keeps getting passed,
it has the >potential
>>to do a great deal of DAMAGE to computer networks
>>worldwide!!!!
>>
>> Please delete the message entitled "PENPAL GREETINGS!" as soon as you see it!
>>
>> And pass this information along to all of your friends, relatives and
other readers
>> of the newsgroups and mailing lists which you are on so that they are not
hurt by this dangerous virus!! Please pass this along to everyone you
>> know so this can be stopped.
>>
>> PASS THIS ON TO YOUR FRIENDS!!! WARNING !!! There is a new virus going
around in the >last couple of days!!! DO NOT open or even look at any mail
>> you get
>> 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 says
>> this. AOL has said this is a very dangerous virus, and there is NO
remedy for it at
>> this time, Please Be Careful, And forward to all your on-line friends A.
S. A. P.
>> Forward this A. S. A. P., to every single person you know!!!!!!!
>>
>>
>> Travis L. Parker
>>
>> Computer Services
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