 | | Xmas virus? Or a hoax? —Erin Windross
| | | | Hi, SOme friends of my family sent this Virus warning....I doubt very musch that it's real, but just to be on the safe side I'm going to post the message here. (...) Again I'm not sure this is real (and I doubt it is). Erin -- (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
| | | | | | | | | | Re: Xmas virus? Or a hoax? —Matthew Miller
| | | | | (...) Several hoax detection clues are: 1. It says "This is not a hoax." 2. It gives authoritative-sounding sources (IBM, CBS, the FBI, AOL, antivirus software makers) without giving references. Any real warning would give a pointer to a web page at (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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