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Matthias Mansfeld <[log in to unmask]>
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TechNet E-Mail Forum.
Date:
Wed, 18 Nov 1998 09:20:26 +0100
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.... you cannot get a virus infection just by reading a E-Mail. You
can only get a Virus by executing any *.com or *.exe file, by opening
any office document which can contain Macro viruses or by opening
Messages containing M$-ActiveX-controls with HTML-browsers.

The message about the virus IS the virus itself, because it produces
very much mail traffic, if everyone distributes it further.

Please read more about these HOAXES (the "classic" one was years ago
the "good times" virus) under this URL

  http://www.usit.net/public/lesjones/goodtimes.html

.. and don't worry, be happy...
best regards
Matthias Mansfeld

On 18 Nov 98 at 9:53, Vinit Verma wrote:

> >>>
> >>>Subject:  FW: New Virus Alert
> >>>  >
> >>>  > FYI . . .
> >>>  >
> >>>  >
> >>>  > 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, (Fred N. Bell - Microsystems
> >>>  Support > Analyst 202.728.8908 [log in to unmask]) please share it;
> >>>  pass this along to
> >>>  > everyone in your address book so that this may be stopped. >
> >>>
> >
>
> Vinit Verma
> Process Engineer
> Tel: +91-124-372721,22,23 (O), +91-11-7871747 (R)
> Fax: +91-124-372724 (O), +91-11-5783571 (R)
>
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Matthias Mansfeld Elektronik
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