From: jbram-AT-pnc.com.au Date: Fri, 21 Jun 1996 20:32:20 +1000 Subject: Viruses I don't know if this is of any use to list-members, but I thought I should pass it on (it was sent to me by a friend): >A NEW ONE FOLKS >Well folks here we go again ! A Friend sent this to me so if you >would take >a few minutes to read it this might save you some time and money ! >VIRUSES--IMPORTANT PLEASE READ IMMEDIATLEY!!! >To all that get this message, please forward it to anyone and >everyone >you know. >This IS NOT a chain letter, so those that think it is please keep on >reading instead of deleting this message. Also, tell all those that >you >know >that use the Internet but you don't know what their e-mail address is. > >There is a computer virus that is being sent across the Internet. If >you >receive an e-mail message with the subject line "Good Times," DO NOT >read >the >message, DELETE it immediately. Please read the message below. Some > >miscreant >is sending e-mail under the title "Good Times" nation-wide and if you > >get anything like this, DON'T DOWN LOAD THE FILE!!!! It has a virus >on >it that rewrites your hard-drive, obliterating anything on it. >Please be >careful and >forward this mail to anyone you care about. >WARNING!!!!!! INTERNET VIRUS >The FCC released a warning last Wednesday concerning a matter of >major >importance >to any regular user of the Internet. Apparently a new computer virus >has >been >engineered by a user of AMERICA ON-LINE that is unparalleled in its >destructive >capability. Other more well-known viruses such as "Stoned", >"Airwolf" >and >"MIchaelangelo" pale in comparison to the prospects of the newest >creation >bye a >warped mentality. What makes this virus so terrifying, said the FCC, > >is the >fact that no program needs to be exchanged for a new computer to be >infected. >It can spread through the existing e-mail systems of the Internet. >Once a >computer is infected, one of several things can happen. If the >computer >contains a hard drive (almost all do), that will most likely be >destroyed. >If the program is not stopped, the computers processor will be placed >in a >nth-complexity infinite binary loop - which can severely damage the >processor >if >left running that way too long. Unfortunately, most novice >computer >users >will not realizing what is happening until it is far too late. >Luckily, >there is >one >sure means of detecting what is now known as the "Good Times" virus. > >It >always >travels to new computers the same way in a text e-mail message with >the >subject >line reading "Good Times." Avoiding infection is easy once the >file >has >been >received - NOT READING IT!!! The act of loading the file into the >mail >servers >ASCII buffer causes the "Good Times" mainline program to initialize >and >execute. >The program is highly intelligent - it will send copies of itself >to everyone whose e-mail address is contained in a receive-mail file >or >sent-mail file, if it can find one. It will then proceed to trash >the >computer >it is running on. The bottom line here is - if you receive a file >with >the >subject line "Good Times," DELETE IT IMMEDIATLY!!! DO NOT READ IT!!! > >Rest >assured that whoever's name was on the "From" line was surely >struck >by the >virus. Warn your friends and local system users of this newest >threat >to the >Internet!!!! >It could save a lot of time and money. >gain, this is not a chain letter nor is it a joke. PLEASE SEND THIS >TO >VERYONE YOU KNOW AND TELL ALL THOSE YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS VIRUS!!!!!! ><< End of Forwarded message >> > >____ >;) Deb in RI ~hoping to learn from you all~ > > > > Hope it helps someone! Nick ------------------
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