I'd love to see how a mouse can be infected!
Contact America On-Line about a virus? I think it's pretty safe to call
this one garbage.
Roger
98 Dakota SLT CC 4X4 Light Driftwood 5.2V8 Auto
Software Developer
> -----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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