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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ron Waugh [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Friday, November 17, 2000 7:13 AM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      [TN] Virus Alert - Please Read
>
> PLEASE, SEND THIS INFORMATION TO EVERY PERSON IN YOUR ADDRESS BOOK.  IF
> YOU
> RECEIVE AN E-MAIL THAT READS "UPGRADE INTERNET2" DO NOT OPEN IT, AS IT
> CONTAINS
> AN EXECUTABLE NAMED "PERRIN.EXE." IT WILL ERASE ALL THE DATA IN YOUR HARD
> DRIVE
> AND IT WILL STAY IN MEMORY. EVERY TIME THAT YOU UPLOAD ANY DATA, IT WILL
> BE
> AUTOMATICALLY ERASED AND YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO USE YOUR COMPUTER AGAIN.
> THIS
> INFORMATION WAS PUBLISHED YESTERDAY IN THE CNN WEB SITE. THIS IS A VERY
> DANGEROUS VIRUS. TO THIS DATE, THERE IS NO KNOWN ANTIVIRUS PROGRAM FOR
> THIS
> PARTICULAR VIRUS. PLEASE, FORWARD THIS INFORMATION TO YOUR FRIENDS, SO
> THAT THEY
> WILL BE ON THE ALERT. ALSO CHECK THE LIST BELOW, SENT BY IBM, WITH THE
> NAMES OF
> SOME E-MAILS THAT, IF RECEIVED, SHOULD NOT BE OPENED AND MUST BE DELETED
> IMMEDIATELY, BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN ATTACHED VIRUSES. THIS WAY YOUR COMPUTER
> WILL
> BE SAFE. THE TITLES ARE:
>
>  01) buddylst.exe
>  02) calcu18r.exe
>  03) deathpr.exe
>  04) einstein.exe
>  05) happ.exe
>  06) girls.exe
>  07) happy99.exe
>  08) japanese.exe
>  09) keypress.exe
>  10) kitty.exe
>  11) monday.exe
>  12) teletubb.exe
>  13) The Phantom Menace
>  14) prettypark.exe
>  15) UP-GRADE INTERNET2
>  16) perrin.exe
>  17) I love You
>  18) CELCOM Screen Saver or CELSAVER.EXE
>  19) Win a Holiday (e-mail)
>  20) JOIN THE CREW O PENPALS
>
>
> ONCE AGAIN,
>
> DO NOT OPEN THESE E-MAILS AND PASS THIS INFORMATION ONTO YOUR FRIENDS AS
> SOON AS POSSIBLE.
>
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