The following is my $.02. I received it from a very, very knowledge
friend and colleague.
The "Join the Crew" and "Win a Holiday" viruses are hoaxes. For details
see: http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/CIACHoaxes.html.
However, there's another brand new, very serious, virus to be on the
look-out for. It's called "Remote Explorer" and it really clobbered
MCI/WorldCom last week. This is the first known "intelligent network
virus". For additional info see:
http://ww.internetwk.com/news1298/news122298-2.htm
- Gene -
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>From: "Brucklacher, Brett" <brettb@amgen.com>
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>Subject: DML: RE: Virus Warning
>Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1998 08:31:38 -0800
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>Jack and DML,
>
>This is another example of a Virus Alert hoax. I work in the IT
industry, so
>I see these at least once or twice a week...
>
>The following URL explains a bit more about this particular hoax. In
fact,
>the site itself has some really good info on virus hoaxes/urban
legends.
>
>http://www.stiller.com/holiday.htm
>
>You cannot infect your computer by simply reading email, unless your
email
>reader is set up to automatically download and open/execute
attachments.
>Email is just a text file, and is harmless. That having been said, be
>careful of the attachments that arrive with the email. I wouldn't open
or
>execute ANY attachment from an unknown source without scanning it for
>viruses first.
>
>--Brett
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jack Hilton III [mailto:HEMI@charter.net]
>Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 1998 8:16 AM
>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net; dakotart@egroups.com;
>jackhilton@charter.net; JLewis@sharetech.com; Lance Martz;
>cpsue@cheerful.com
>Subject: DML: Virus Warning
>
>
>
>FYI
>
>This virus warning was sent to me by a friend who works at AIG
insurance
>and they recieved it from their corporate offices .
>
>I think there has been another virus that acts the same way before with
a
>subject "Join the crew" or something like that . You don't have to open
an
>atatchment to have it infect everything , just reading the message will
do
>it .
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Pierno, Patrick
>Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 1998 10:59 AM
>To: AIGSA-Alabama; AIGSA-Farmington; AIGSA-Houston; AIGSA-Jackson;
>AIGSA-Liverpool; AIGSA-Louisville; AIGSA-Phoenix; AIGSA-Alpharetta;
Fowler,
>Bob; Lemire, Louise; Rush, Bertha
>
>Subject: Virus Warning
>
>The following virus warning has been received - please take note.
>
>If you receive an email titled "Win A Holiday" DO NOT open it - it
will
>erase everything on your hard drive.
>
>This is a new, very malicious virus and not many people know about it.
>This information was announced November 21 from Microsoft, please share
>it, with everyone in your address book so this may be stopped.
>Jack Hilton
>
>HEMI@charter.net
>
>
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