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Date: Sun, 21 Mar 1999 10:14:28 -0500
From: Tony Phillips <ameridiv@ga*.ne*>
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Harris, Zelda <zjh@cl*.co*.za*>
>To: Shifrin, Jonathan <js@cl*.co*.za*>; Ruch, Jerome <jr@cl*.co*.za*>;
>Sanders, Tony <ras@cl*.co*.za*>; Cone, Matteo <mc1@cl*.co*.za*>; Miller,
>Jeff (Heritage) <mway@me*.es*>; AMMP Africa (Marian Levy)
><ammp@cs*.co*.za*>; 'Harris Brett' <bharris@te*.co*>; 'Jono'
><emit@ia*.co*>
>Date: 20 March 1999 07:09
>Subject: FW: VERY, VERY SERIOUS. VIRUS ALERT!!
>
>
>>"This is VERY, VERY SERIOUS"" Please forward it to everyone you
>>know..they will be grateful.
>>
>>IMPORTANT:  There is a virus out now being sent to people via email...it
>>is called the A.I.D.S. VIRUS.  It will destroy your memory, sound card
>>and speakers, hard drive, and it will infect your mouse or pointing
>>device, as well as your keyboard (possibly Motherboard)  rendering what
>>you type unable to register on the screen.  It self terminates only
>>after it eats 5MB hard drive space & will delete all programs.
>>
>>It will come via E-mail called     "OPEN: VERY COOL! :)".
>>
>>DELETE IT !!!!!!!!!!!! IMMEDIATELY!!!!!  DO NOT OPEN IT!!!!   It will
>>render your computer useless .
>>Pass this info on quickly & to as many people as possible!! Thanks!! If
>>you have a problem, contact AOL.  (Original msg FROM:
>>Whattadeal@ao*.co*
>>TO: .@cococa@wa*.fr* DATE: Monday, Jan 4, 1999 8:06 AM)

Tony, a few pointers about the above virus alert. For your 
convenience I have labeled them 1, 2, 3 & C.

1) Should we believe anything, especially a "help! help! the
sky has fallen on my head!!" virus alert, originally posted by 
someone with the email address:  Whattadeal@ao*.co* ?

2) FOr that matter, should we believe ANYTHING posted by 
Whattadeal@ao*.co* ?

3) Do we really have to worry about a virulent and deadly email 
virus that has been slaughtering the world's computers for three 
months - which nobody has heard of it?

C) It is an internet 'marketing' technique to start phony 
virus alerts which circulate and cascade, picking up hundreds
and even thousands of valid email addresses in the body, 
which can then be stripped out de-duped and added to junk 
email and SPAM lists.

rgrds     billyw

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