virus: Fw: URGENT!!!! (fwd)

Eva-Lise Carlstrom (eva-lise@efn.org)
Mon, 30 Nov 1998 15:03:10 -0800 (PST)


I just got this virus warning. Depressingly, it was sent to me by my
husband, who got it from a friend who uses Prodigy, who got it apparently
from Prodigy. it looks just like all the other bogus virus warnings of
the less-creative variety: not explaining how reading an email message
could possibly damage your hard drive, not dated or documented, and
including the warning not to read any message headed "RETURNED OR UNABLE
TO DELIVER", which is of course the standard bounce message. My husband
was convinced of its validity because it appeared to him to be vouched for
by Prodigy technical support. Anyone have some text I can point people to
who send me this kind of thing? I wish they weren't so memetically
successful....

--Eva

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Date: Sun, 29 Nov 1998 12:30:25 -0800
From: Robert Grey <tugger@seanet.com>
To: Tara Hemlock <sanguine@gte.net>, "'Scalf, Stephanie'" <kmlyn@aa.net>,
Mistress of the Blue Shift <quarong@eskimo.com>,
"'Merier, Katrina'" <kataclysm@juno.com>,
'Langseth Melissa' <mlansef@physio-control.com>,
"'Glover, Cheryl'" <Cheryl.glover@maxsonyoung.com>,
Fran LYNCH <ADJFLYNC@vba.va.gov>, Eva-Lise Carlstrom <eva-lise@efn.org>,
"'Dickenson, Brian'" <BRIANDICKINSON@prodigy.net>,
"'Clements, Aaron'" <AaronC@stlabs.com>,
"Armstrong, Timothy C NWS" <Timothy.C.Armstrong@nws02.usace.army.mil>
Subject: Fw: URGENT!!!!

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From: MRS VICKI J FAIRBANKS <KFKN78D@prodigy.com>
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Date: Tuesday, November 10, 1998 9:27 PM
Subject: FW: URGENT!!!!

>Thought you'd like to know!!!
>
>Vicki
>
>
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>From: "Baker, Thomas M"
>Subject: FW: URGENT!!!!
>Date: 11/10
>Time: 11:22 AM
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>From: "Baker, Thomas M" <Thomas.Baker4@PSS.Boeing.com>
>To: "'Caleb Baker (Volt Computer)'" <a-calebb@microsoft.com>,
> "'Linda'"
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>Subject: FW: URGENT!!!!
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>for your info
>Tom
>Tom Baker
>737-300/400/500
>757-200/300
>Propulsion Chief Engineer
>B-NA03 206-662-2701 M/S 4T-49
>
>> ----------
>> From: Hicks, Pamela J
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 1998 7:22 AM
>> To: Alvin Umphenour; Barbara Bates; Barry Latter; Brent Hundey;
>David
>> Anderson; David Dummeyer; Dennis Capovilla; Douglas Copeland;
>Douglas
>> David; Henry Queen; Jeffrey Hawk; julie.zachary@FAA.gov; Keakini
>Kaulia;
>> Lars Andersen; Ligia Richardson; Michael Denton; Mohammad Yahyavi;
>Norman
>> Matheson; Norman Webb; Paul Fogel; Richard Zimbrick; Stephen Hatch;
>Thomas
>> Baker; Yolanda Reed
>> Subject: FW: URGENT!!!!
>>
>>
>> Pamela J. Hicks
>> Requirements Support Specialist
>> Fleet Support/Delivery-Certification
>> (425)234-5552
>>
>>
>>
>> ----------
>> From: Carlson, Kerry L
>> Sent: Monday, November 09, 1998 2:38 PM
>> To: Barnes, Lily; Carlson, Kerry; Chinsky, Irwin; Conrad, Mark;
>Dohm,
>> Glenn; Grote, Martin; Gumm, Harry; Hicks, Pamela; Lorenz, Geraldine;
>
>> Macri, Michael; Magar, James; Mattson, Kendall; Osborn, James;
>Ostlund,
>> Robert; Peil, Pamela; Rees, John; Romanosky, Joseph; Schafer, Dean;
>
>> Blankinship, Daniel; Boutiette, Sheila; Capovilla, Dennis; Hughes,
>Dee;
>> Kaulia, Keakini; Kunzmann, Robert; Lang, Janet; Lasater, Faith;
>Leuwol,
>> Rudy; Mostert, Hans; Raker, Robert; Richardson, Ligia; Sire,
>Janelle;
>> Stephens, John; Stollings, Christine; Sweeney, Mark; Wells,
>Voncelle;
>> Williams, Shirley; Wyatt, Melissa
>> Subject: URGENT!!!!
>>
>> If you receive an e-mail titled "WIN A HOLIDAY" 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
>> 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. Also, do not open or even look at any 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 practice
>precautionary
>> measures.
>>
>> Kerry Carlson
>> Certification
>> Delivery & Fleet Support
>> M/S 9U-RL
>> Phone (425) 234-9348
>> Fax (425) 237-0352
>>
>>
>
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