Re: (Fwd) Computer Virus Warning, hoax...

Don Stephen wrote:
> 
> ------- Forwarded Message Follows -------
> From:          "Calla Dean, 2073" <IST01/CDEAN>
> Organization:  FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY
> To:            #acc01/toro, #act01/toro, #alh01/toro, #art01/toro, 
>#bus02/toro, #edu01/toro,
>                #gil01/toro, #ist01/toro, #ist02/everyone, #cot01/toro, 
>#opt01/everyone,
>                #phm01/toro, #uad01/toro, #zip01/toro, #lib01/toro
> Date:          Tue, 15 Apr 1997 15:52:18 EST
> Subject:       Computer Virus Warning
> 
> This is to inform anyone receiving e-mail with " aol4free.com" in the
> subject line NOT to open it. Within seconds of opening it, a
> window appears and begins to display the files on your hard drive as
> they are being deleted.  It ignores the Anti-Virus Software that comes with
> Windows 95 along with  F-Prot AVS.
> Neither  was able to detect it. Please be careful and send this to as many
> people as possible, so maybe this new virus can be eliminated.
> 
> 
> Thank You
> 
> Will Gasper
> 
> Don Stephen
> College of Business
> Ferris State University
> Big Rapids MI 49307-2284
> P. 616-592-2444
> F. 616-592-3521
> E. Stephend@bus02.ferris.edu

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Subject:      Many reports of AOL4free Trojan. (probable urban legend)
From:         Dave Grisham <dave@unm.edu>
Date:         1997/04/11
Message-Id:   <Pine.A32.3.91.970411103455.47310C-100000@mirac.unm.edu>
Newsgroups:   bit.listserv.cumrec-l
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Recently, I have had many reports about a Trojan called aol4free.  This
urban legend is best described at the excellent Computer Virus Myths
page:
 http://kumite.com/myths/
I am cross-posting this message because, if I'm getting requests so are
many of you.  I hope this information is helpful.  The forum for the
aol4free reports has been chain e-mail.

I have a web page that sites many sources about real threats and hoaxes.
http://www.unm.edu/cirt/irc/svcs/security/notification.html

Cheers. --grish
   Dr. David D. Grisham, Security Admin. Phone (505) 277-8032 FAX
277-8101
   Computer & Information Resources & Technology  Internet dave@unm.edu
   Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131  http://www.unm.edu/~dave


just another hoax, folks...              

-- 
Jim

http://www.netcom.com/~jimwelsh/welcome.html
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