As a safe netizen, it is smart to first scan any attachment with good
antivirus software (I use Norton and McAffee). And even safer, do some
investigation about the attachment: Who sent it? Is it from someone you
know? Where did they get the attachment? Why are they sending it? Was it
something you requested? If you don't get satisfactory answers to these or
other questions, consider simply deleting the email message.
There are a lot of urban legends floating around out there, and this is one
of them. It is wise to investigate these extreme messages before forwarding
them to "everyone" (as the email suggests). One of the best sites I've
found is http://urbanlegends.about.com/ <http://urbanlegends.about.com/>
Cristina Love
WSU Coop. Ext. Energy Program
-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Schmitmeyer [mailto:ps@erinet.com]
Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 1999 7:35 AM
To: Wayne Burleson; Tim Rosenbeck; The Evers; Sarah
Stiver; Sanet; Randy Seeger; OEFFA; Mark & Julie Schmitmeyer; Marian
Buckner; Lisa Grilliot; Jesse Peters; Jeff Mescher; Farm Week; Dr. Walter
Goldstien; Denny & Becky Schmiesing; Dave Heckman; Dave & Helen Forgey; Dan
Kremer; Country Living; Angie Demange
Subject: Fw: Alert
>> > >>>> Subject: Alert
>> > >>>>
>> > >>>>
>> > >>>> > PASS THIS ON TO ANYONE YOU HAVE AN E-MAIL
ADDRESS FOR.
>> > >>>> >> >
>> > >>>> >> >
>> > >>>> >> > If you receive an email titled "It Takes Guts
to Say Jesus"
DO
>> NOT
>> > >>>> >OPEN
>> > >>>> >> > IT. It will erase everything on your hard
drive. This
>> information
>> > >>>> >was
>> > >>>> >> > announced yesterday morning from IBM; AOL
states that this is
>a
>> > >very
>> > >>>> >
>> > >>>> >> > dangerous virus, much worse than "Melissa,"
and that there is
>> NO
>> > >>>> >remedy
>> > >>>> >> > for it at this time.
>> > >>>> >> > Some very sick individual has succeeded in
using the reformat
>> > >>>> >function
>> > >>>> >> > from Norton Utilities causing it to
completely erase all
>> documents
>> > >>>> >on
>> > >>>> >the
>> > >>>> >> > hard drive. It has been designed to work with
Netscape
>> Navigator
>> > >and
>> > >>>> >
>> > >>>> >> > Microsoft Internet Explorer. It destroys
Macintosh and IBM
>> > >>>> >compatible
>> > >>>> >> > computers.
>> > >>>> >> > This is a new, very malicious virus and not
many people know
>> about
>> > >>>> >it.
>> > >>>> >> > Pass this warning along to EVERYONE in your
address book and
>> > please
>> > >>>> >> > share it with all your online friends ASAP so
that this
threat
>> may
>> > >>>> >be
>> > >>>> >> > stopped. Please practice cautionary measures
and tell anyone
>> that
>> > >>>> >may
>> > >>>> >> > have access to your computer.
>> > >>>> >> > Forward this warning to everyone that might
access the
>> Internet.
>> > >>>> >> >
>> > >>>> >> >
>> >
___________________________________________________________________
>> > >>>> >
>> > >>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>
>> > >
>
>
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