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Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 12:29:19 -0500
To: allen.l@ix*.ne*.co*, tobias_misch@ya*.co*
From: Bill Bott <aquadart@ix*.ne*.co*>
Subject: "Pretty Park.exe"
Cc: april2000@ea*.ne*, billm@wd*.co*, habman@us*.ne*,
     Harry_Bott@nu*.co*, captmike@un*.co*,
     cavers@cavers.com, Gilboa Stone Quary ,
     david.siegler@tu*.co*, shipwreck-diver@ju*.co*,
     webmaster@di*.co*, macgrego@gd*.co*, steamboat@is*.ne*,
     GIRVINE@bl*.ne*, jeffb@ga*.co*, sitarz@ex*.co*,
     mawjmr@is*.ne*, OGeiseman@ao*.co*, SANDYARONO@ao*.co*,
     cooper@fe*.co*, doubled@ne*.ne*, tony@mw*.co*,
     flatt@is*.ne*

All,

There is a new virus going around called "Pretty Park.exe".  If you receive
this file as an attachment DO NOT open it regardless of who sends it to
you.  It self replicates and seems fairly harmless until you try to delete
it.  Once run it redirects ALL executable programs through itself.  If it
is later deleted none of your programs will run!!!  This is a confirmed
virus!!!

Although I received a copy of this file my filtering caught the file before
it was downloaded.  When I called the sender he was aware of the viral
nature of the file but had been infected and did not have a chance to call
me yet.

Remember, the best way to prevent computer viruses is to NOT open files
until you are SURE the sender ment for you to recieve the file.  .EXEs and
documents are the biggest cairers of viruses.  Do not open these file types
until you are certin they are not infected!!!



Bill (aquadart) Bott

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