Relax folks, the BUDFROGS warning is a hoax.
Chris Kotting
ckotting@iwaynet.net
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From: Guy
Sent: Sunday, June 06, 1999 12:01 PM
To: Spridgets
Subject: Fw: WARNING - New Virus
This warning is circulating
It could be a hoax - I don't know but when the E-mail that it refers to
arrived on my system I didn't risk it ! Deleted without opening, just in
case.
Guy
----- Original Message -----
From: Nick Markley <nickstressville@nmarkley.freeserve.co.uk>
Julia Weller <Julia@weller-lakes.freeserve.co.uk>;
Sent: 01 June 1999 18:53
Subject: Fw: WARNING - New Virus
>
> >>Someone is sending out a very desirable screen-saver, the Budweiser
> >>Frogs "BUDDYLST.ZIP". 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 THIS 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. Please practice cautionary measures
> >>and forward this to all your on-line friends.
> >>Because we are your internet provider, we feel that we are responsible
> >>to
> >>alert our users of any potential or known problems on the
> >>Internet.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
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