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Kevin Mackie
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Virus Alert

Post by Kevin Mackie »

Just got this message from our IT department.


Here are 4 virus alerts to be aware of.
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> > PASS THIS ON TO EVERYONE IMMEDIATELY!!!
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> > WARNING NO. 1.
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> > If you receive any CELCOM Screen Saver Please do not
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> > install it!!!!!! This screen saver is very cool. It
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> > shows a NOKIA hand phone, with time messages. After
> >
> > it is activated, the PC cannot boot up at all. It goes
> >
> > very slow. It destroys your hard disk. The filename
> >
> > is CELLSAVER.EXE.
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> >
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> > WARNING NO. 2
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> > Beware! If someone named SandMan asks you to check
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> > out his page-DO NOT! It is at
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> > www.geocities.com/vienna/6318. This page hacks into
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> > your C:\drive. DO NOT GO THERE. FORWARD THIS
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> > MAIL TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW.
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> >
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> > WARNING NO. 3
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> > SEND THIS TO EVERYONE IN YOUR
> >
> > CONTACT LIST! THIS IS NO JOKE! If you get a E-mail
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> > titled : "Win A Holiday" DO NOT open it. Delete it
> >
> > immediately. Microsoft just announced yesterday that
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> > it is a malicious virus that WILL ERASE YOUR HARD
> >
> > DRIVE. At this time there is no remedy. Forward this
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> > to everyone IMMEDIATELY!
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> >
> >
> > WARNING NO. 4
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> > A new virus out yesterday is worse than the "I love you " virus.
> >
> > This one will delete everthing on your harddrive. The subject of the
>email
> > will be changing,
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> > It currently starts with FW: and the attached file will end in .vbs. DO
>NOT
> > OPEN THIS EMAIL.
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> > PLEASE PASS THIS ALONG TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS AND PEOPLE
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> > IN YOUR MAILBOXES.
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