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Re: <all> New Virus Warning

To: Michael Graziano <mgrazian@ltcm.com>
Subject: Re: <all> New Virus Warning
From: Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>
Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1999 13:28:22 -0400
Sorry folks, "It takes guts..." is just another virus hoax.  Check out
the following link at IBM's Antivirus web site:

http://www.av.ibm.com/BreakingNews/HypeAlert/Guts/

I always check www.av.ibm.com whenever I hear a new virus report.  You
might want to clue your NetAdmin on this as well.

Chris Kotting
ckotting@iwaynet.net

Michael Graziano wrote:
> 
> Hey folks.  Sorry if you've already seen this,  but my Net Admin just passed
> this along.  He (they) believe it to be a valid warning (not a hoax).
> 
> FYI
> 
> Michael
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Patrick Phillips [mailto:pphillip@exch01]
> Sent: Thursday, April 15, 1999 12:23 PM
> To: ltcm
> Cc: Patrick Phillips
> Subject: Virus Warning
> 
> If you receive an e-mail 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 re-format 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 on-line 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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