Re: Very dangerous new Virus

[Keith Wolfe <keith -at- MERGE -dot- COM>]

This virus is a hoax, as most are. Check out the following URL:

http://www.stiller.com/hoaxes.htm

Furthermore, as far as I know, it is impossible to get a virus over a text e-mail.

Robert Nusbaum wrote:
>
> I received this from a German colleague and am putting it on the list in c=
> ase
> no one else has. The colleague is a PhD student in philosophy whom I have
> worked with translating articles, and it sounds like it's on the level, th=
> ough
> one never knows. It certainly wouldn't be too difficult to start a rumor l=
> ike
> this, and it seems to me that AOL, to which I am a subscriber, and Compuse=
> rve,
> to which I also subscribe, would warn their members of this. So...maybe it=
> 's
> someone's idea of a joke. If so, my apologies. But if it's not...it's scar=
> y.
>
> Robert Nusbaum
>
> Our computer company has told us about the following virus. If you receive=
>  an
> email with the title GET MORE MONEY :::::: DO NOT OPEN IT UNDER ANY
> CIRCUMSTANCES. because it will erase your entire hard disc.
>
> Send this warning to as many people as possible. This is a new and very
> dangerous virus and not many people know about it yet. Microsoft released =
> this
> information last week, so please send this information to anyone you know =
> who
> has an internet connection.
>
> Also, do not open messages marked "Return to Sender."
>
> Here's some of the original  German:
>
>  Reichen Sie diese Warnung an soviele Leute wie moeglich weiter. Dies
>  > > >>
>  > > >> ist ein neuer, sehr boesartiger Virus und noch nicht sehr viele
>  > > >>
>  > > >> wissen darueber Bescheid.Diese Information wurde letzte Woche von
>  > > >>
>  > > >> Microsoft bekannt gegeben,bitte geben Sie diese Nachricht
>  > > >>
>  > > >> an jeden weiter, der einen Internet Zugang besitzt.
>  > > >>
>  > > >> Noch einmal, geben Sie diese Warnung an JEDEN weiter, der
>  > > >>
>  > > >> in Ihrem Adressbuch steht, damit der Virus baldmoeglichst
>  > > >>
>  > > >> gestoppt werden kann. Schauen Sie auch keine Mails an, die die
>  > > >> Titel "RETURNED OR UNABLE TO DELIVER" tragen. Dieser Virus wird
>  > > >>
>  > > >> sich an Ihre Computerverbindungsteile heften und sie =3D nutzlos
>  > > >>
>  > > >> machen. Loeschen Sie also sofort alle Mails mit solchen Titeln.
>  > > >>
>  > > >> AOL sagte, dass dies ein sehr gefaehrlicher Virus sei und
>  > > >>
>  > > >> das es KEINE Gegenmittel zur Zeit gaebe. Bitte beachten Sie diese
>  > > >>
>  > > >> Sicherheitsmassnahme und leiten Sie sie an alle Ihre Freunde im
>  > > >>
>  > > >> Internet SO SCHNELL WIE MOEGLICH weiter.
>  > > >>
>  > > >> Mit freundlichen Gr=FC=DFen!
>  > > >>
>  > > >> Stephan Jagalla
>  >
>
> From ??? -at- ??? Sun Jan 00 00:00:00 0000==

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