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Subject: 
Grrr... another virus
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Date: 
Thu, 22 Jun 2000 02:45:14 GMT
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Hey,

Personally I hate getting the warnings as much as the viruses... BUT...

My mom got an email laballed "Fwd: JOKE". When she opened it, it replaced the
content of all our .jpg, .wav, .mp3 and other files with some VBS c**p. Lucky
for us, almost all our pics are stored on the web (mine on Brickshelf, our
family's on Zing) so we can restore them... but others might not be so lucky.

The VBS file also forwards itself to everyone on your address list
automatically, so it might be from someone you know. Be careful...

-Shiri



Message has 3 Replies:
  Re: Grrr... another virus
 
(...) That's a varient on this one: (Life Stages) (URL) (24 years ago, 22-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
  Re: Grrr... another virus
 
(...) Just from opening it? Don't you have to click on the attachment? (24 years ago, 22-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
  Re: Grrr... another virus
 
(...) My favorite virus is the Honor virus. I don't know if it's new or not. It consists of a plain text e-mail message, no attachments or hidden html code or anything. The body of the virus-message goes something like: "The message you are (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

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