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Re: 911 Virus Warning - FOR REAL!!!

To: macy@bblmail.psycha.upenn.edu, mgs@autox.team.net, spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: 911 Virus Warning - FOR REAL!!!
Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2000 13:21:02 EDT
In a message dated 4/18/00 12:10:40 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
macy@bblmail.psycha.upenn.edu writes:

<< 911 (firkin) is a for real virus that comes attached to an email. the 
 attachment can be called mine.exe. (It really is a worm) it does a couple 
 of things. One it can wipe your drive but the fun one is - for those with 
 modem lines - it will spend all day calling 911 repeatedly. The FBI 
 called it a serious "Denial of Service" attack against the 911 system. 
 And the cops might get mad at you for dialing 911 for no reason.  >>

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Thanks for the warning, Larry.  There is nothing about this one yet on the 
Symantec page.  I'll keep checking.

Allen Hefner
SCCA Philly Region Rally Steward
'77 Midget
'92 Mitsubishi Expo LRV Sport

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