Ahhhhhh... sounds like BS to me..... But there is an AIDS virius for PC's
but it is passed via diskette. As long as you use something like McAfee
Virus scan you shouldn't have any problems.
Greg
95 DSCC v6 5spd
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net]On Behalf Of
> fawcett@uism.bu.edu
> Sent: Monday, December 28, 1998 12:27 PM
> To: DAKOTA-TRUCK@buffnet.net
> Subject: DML: [Fwd: [Fwd: Fwd: Serious Virus warning]]
>
>
> For the computer experts among us...
>
> Is this another one of those "the email *is* the virus" types
> of things or
> is this one *real*?? If this is another hoax, is there a web
> address to
> check rather than bothering the list with this kind of stuff?
>
> T.
>
>
> ______________________________ Forward Header
> __________________________________
>
> > << This is VERY, VERY SERIOUS!! Please forward it to
> everyone you know..they
> > will be grateful
> > Important
> > There is a virus out now being sent to people via
> email...it is called the
> > A.I.D.S. VIRUS. It will destroy your memory, sound card
> and speakers, drive
> > and it will infect your mouse or pointing device..as well
> as your keyboards
> > (possibly motherboards) making what you type not able to
> register on the
> > screen. It self terminates only after it eats 5MB of hard
> drive space & will
> > delete all programs.
> >
> > It will come via E-mail called "OPEN: VERY COOL! :) ".
> >
> > DELETE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! immediately!! It will
> basically render your
> > computer useless. Please pass this on to everyone you know!
> >
> > PASS IT ON QUICKLY & TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE!!
> THANKS!! IF YOU HAVE
> > A PROBLEM, CONTACT AOL. >>
> > >>
> >
>
>
>
>
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