Re: [MATHEDCC] Virus Alert

Jerry Thornhill (jerry_thornhill@sw.cc.va.us)
Thu, 20 Nov 1997 18:54:13 -0500

At 04:41 PM 11/20/97 -0500, Sounny Slitine wrote:
>>Subject: Virus Alert
>>
>>>Virus Alert
>>>
>>>>VIRUS ALERT!
>>>>WARNING!!! If you receive an e-mail titled "JOIN THE CREW" DO NOT open
>>>>it! It will erase EVERYTHING on your hard drive!
>>>>Send this letter out to as many people you can....this is a new virus and
>>>>not many people know about it! This message was
>>>>received this morning from IBM, and the Army National Guard, please share
>>>>it with anyone that might access the Internet.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Melissa Madrid
>>>>Morris and Brown Architects
>>>>105 East Reno Avenue
>>>>Suite 1
>>>>Las Vegas, Nevada
>>>>89119-1170
>>>>
>>>>PH:702-795-0906
>>>>FX:702-795-0646
>>>>mailto:m.madrid@mbavegas.com
>>>>http://www.mbavegas.com
>>>>
>>>
>>>******************************
>>> Sounny-Slitine
>>> The University of Texas at Austin
>>> GRG 334-BA, Mail Code A3100
>>> Austin, Texas 78712
>>> Phone: 471-5184 Fax: 471-5049
>>>******************************

Please note the following from the CIAC (U. S. Department of Engergy
Computer Incident Advisory Capability):

Join the Crew

Circulating the Internet is an email message entitled "Join the Crew". For
a virus to spread, it must be executed. Reading a mail message does not
execute the mail message. Trojans and viruses have been found as executable
attachments to mail messages, but they must be extracted and executed to do
any harm. CIAC still affirms that reading E-mail, using typical mail
agents, can not activate malicious code delivered in or with the message.

IMPORTANT - VIRUS Alert!!!

Take note !

Someone got an email, titled as JOIN THE CREW.
It has erased his hard drive.
Do not open up any mail that has this title.
It will erase your whole hard drive.
This is a new email virus and not a lot of people know about it,
just let everyone know, so they won't be a victim.

Please e-mail this to everyone you know!!!
Remember the title : JOIN THE CREW
Variants of this email message are circulating the Internet. If you receive
an email message entitled "Join the Crew" and it has an attachment, CIAC
recommends that you delete the message and the attachment. If you receive
just the message, delete the message. Please DO NOT circulate unvalidated
virus alerts.

You can read more about this and other virus hoaxes at

http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/CIACHoaxes.html#joincrew

Jerry Thornhill
jerry_thornhill@sw.cc.va.us
Southwest Virginia Community College
Richlands, VA

jerry_thornhill@sw.cc.va.us
Southwest Virginia Community College
Box SVCC
Richlands, VA 24641-1510
540-964-7328
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