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Re: Virus...NOT A CHAIN OR HOAX!!!

To: <JustBrits@aol.com>, "Spridgets" <spridgets@autox.team.net>, "MG List" <mgs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Virus...NOT A CHAIN OR HOAX!!!
From: Larry Macy <macy@bblmail.psycha.upenn.edu>
Date: Sat, 9 Oct 1999 11:05:46 -0400
Reply-to: Larry Macy <macy@bblmail.psycha.upenn.edu>
Sender: owner-spridgets@autox.team.net
Yea its real, but if you don't use Microsofts Visual Basic you shouldn't 
be affected (and who doesn't use Word or Excel). Or if you use a Mac.

Larry

>>>>On 10/8/99 8:10 PM so and so (JustBrits@aol.com) said. (And I quote:)

>Folks, checked it out myself on the Univ of Mich site.  It is real.  Here's 
>the UM site (direct): 
>
>University of Michigan Virus Busters....
>http://www.itd.umich.edu/~wwwitd/virus-busters/
>
>and another check point:
>
>http://www.datafellows.com/v-descs/freelink.htm
>
>In a message dated 10/07/1999 7:29:49 PM Central Daylight Time, Cybrat01 
>writes:
>
><< orwarded Message: 
> Subj:   [virus-alert] VBS/Freelink Discovered in July now on AVERT Watch 
>List, Medium Risk
> Date:  10/06/1999 6:14:21 PM Central Daylight Time
> From:  AVERT_ALERT@NAI.com (AVERT ALERT)
> Sender:    owner-virus-alert@lists.nai.com
> Reply-to:  owner-virus-alert@lists.nai.com
> To:    virus-alert@lists.nai.com ('virus-alert@lists.nai.com')
> 
> AVERT would like to inform you that it has placed VBS/Freelink, a VB Script
> infector, on the AVERT Watch List.  It was discovered in July and there has
> been a significant number of reports from NAI customers over the past two
> weeks.
> 
> For more information, product update data, and recommendations please click
> the URL below.
> 
> The virus has no destructive payload and can only go to HIGH if the
> prevalence gets to "Outbreak" status.
> 
> http://vil.nai.com/vil/vbs10225.asp
> 
> Regards,
> 
> AVERT
>  >>


Larry Macy
78 Midget

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Larry B. Macy, Ph.D.
macy@bblmail.psycha.upenn.edu
System Manager/Administrator
Neuropsychiatry Section
Department of Psychiatry
University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce St. - 10 Gates
Philadelphia, PA 19104

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