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Re: FW: IMPORTANT; BEWARE (fwd)
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lugnet.robotics.handyboard
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Wed, 11 Dec 1996 15:29:18 GMT
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David Negro <DLN2@CORNELLnospam.EDU>
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Uh oh. Not this again! OK, for all those that don't know,
YOU CANNOT GET A COMPUTER VIRUS BY READING E_MAIL!!!!
The "Good-times virus" and apparently now the "Pen-Pal Virus" are just
hoaxes!!!
Why? For a virus to work it must have executable code. And the executable
code must be specific for your computer to do real damage. But unless it
the code gets executed, nothing will happen at all! There is no way that
reading email will execute any code that is sent to you unless you get sent
a binary file and YOU execute it. And yes, you should be weary of any
binary executables you get sent via email, especially by a stranger, but
your email reader will not execute them for you!
So to Reiterate: THIS IS A HOAX. DO SOME THINKING BEFORE YOU BLINDLY
FORWARD THIS ON TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW!!!!
-Dave Negro
dln2@cornell.edu
P.S. I shouldn't be too nasty. I have been told that the computer
administrations of several companies and small colleges have actually sent
these warnings out to all their students/employees.
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Message has 1 Reply:
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| On Wed, 11 Dec 1996, David Negro wrote: [explanation of pen-pal email virus hoax deleted] (...) Here at NASA, the PKZIP300.EXE hoax resurfaces semiannually or so, with dire warnings and great fanfare. Hey, someone should post the Craig Shergold (...) (28 years ago, 11-Dec-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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