Virus hoax

From: Irene Quinlan (ireneq@sanders-prototype.com)
Date: Tue Feb 10 1998 - 20:49:27 EET


This is a hoax. See
    http://www.kumite.com/myths/
for a discussion of this, and many other hoaxes.

Irene Quinlan
Sanders Prototype, Inc.

amessin@ssd.bna.boeing.com wrote:

> >
> > > This VIRUS NOTICE was received today, via UCLA >
>
> > > If you receive an email titled "JOIN THE CREW" DO NOT open
> it. It
> > > will erase everything on your hard drive. Forward this letter
> out
> > to > as many people as you can. This is a new, very malicious
> virus
> > and
> > > not many people know about it. This information was announced
>
> > > yesterday morning from IBM. Please share it with everyone
> that
> > might > access the internet.
> > >
> > > Once again, pass this along to EVERYONE in you address book so
> that
> > > this may be stopped.. Also DO NOT OPEN or EVEN look at mail
> that
> > says > "RETURNED OR UNABLE TO DELIVER" This virus will attach
> itself
> > to your > computer components and render them useless.
> Immediately
> > delete any
> > > mail items that say this. AOL has said that this is a very
> > dangerous > virus and that there is NO remedy for it at this
> time.
> > Please
> > > forward this to all online friends
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
> For more information about the rp-ml, see http://ltk.hut.fi/rp-ml/

For more information about the rp-ml, see http://ltk.hut.fi/rp-ml/



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