List,
these virus warnings are getting more regular as time goes on.
Whenever I receive one I check it out via the following site which is very
reputable, bookmark it for future reference. It seems the Bud Frog warning
from Dick is just a hoax.
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/vinfodb.html
Chris Harris. New Zealand.
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> From: Dick J <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
> To: Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net>; land-speed@autox.team.net
> Subject: Virus Warning
> Date: Friday, March 24, 2000 3:29 AM
>
> I just got this info from a Washington DC guy I
> used to work with and thought I'd pass this on
> just in case somebody here on this list is into
> Budweiser and their frogs. I can't vouch for it -
> it's just raw information.
>
> READ AND PASS ON
> > > > >> >> >
> > > > >> >> >Someone is sending out a very cute
> screensaver of the Budweiser
> > > > Frogs.
> > > > >> >> >If you download it, you will lose
> everything! Your hard drive
> > will
> > > > >> >crash
> > > > >> >> >and someone from the Internet will
> get your screen name and
> > > > >> >> >password!
> > > > >> >> >
> > > > >> >> >DO NOT DOWNLOAD IT UNDER ANY
> CIRCUMSTANCES!
> > > > >> >> >
> > > > >> >> >It just went into circulation
> yesterday, as far as we know.
> > > > >> >> >Please distribute this message. This
> is a new, very malicious
> > > > >> >> > virus and not many people know
> about it.
> > > > >> >> >
> > > > >> >> >This information was announced
> yesterday morning from
> > > > >> >> >Microsoft.
> > > > >> >> >
> > > > >> >> >Please share it with everyone that
> might
> > > > >> >> >access the Internet. Once again,
> pass this along to EVERYONE
> > > > >> >> >in your address book so that this
> may be stopped.
> > > > >> >> >
> > > > >> >> >AOL has said that this is a very
> dangerous virus and that
> > > > >> >> >there is NO remedy for it at this time
>
> =====
> .............................
> ..........Dick J.............
> ......(In East Texas)........
> ....FX/GMR SC/P250-2........
> .....Shelby 427 Cobra.......
> .Hemis and Flatheads Forever.
> .............................
>
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