VIRUS ALERT (please no one else send me this)

[PAul R]

Hi all

first of thanks to everyone who has forwarded this to me, but i have recieved it 4times so no need to actually send me it any more!

BUT TO EVERYONE ELSE, READ BELOW!

PASS THIS ON TO ANYONE YOU HAVE AN E-MAIL ADDRESS FOR.
>
> If you receive an email titled: "It Takes Guts to Say Jesus"
> DO NOT OPEN IT. It will erase everything on your hard drive. This
> information was announced yesterday morning from IBM; AOL states that
> this is a very dangerous virus, much worse than "Melissa," and that
> there is NO Remedy for it at this time. Some very sick individual has
> succeeded in using the reformat function from Norton Utilities causing
> it to completely y erase all documents on the hard drive. It has been
> designed to work with Netscape Navigator and ! Microsoft Internet
> Explorer. It destroys Macintosh and IBM co imputable computers.
>
> This is a new, very malicious virus and not many people know about it.
> Pass this warning along to EVERYONE in your address book ! and please
> share it with all your online friends ASAP so that this threat maybe
> stopped.
>
> Please practice cautionary measures and tell anyone that may have > access
> to your computer. Forward this warning to everyone that you know that
> might access the Internet.
>
> Joyce L Bober
> IBM Information Systems
> Pittsburgh Mailing Systems
> 412 - 922-8744


Paul R

 

[Dan]

sounds like bulls**t to me fella.

Dan

But my dreams they aren't as empty, As my conscience seems to be...

 

[Wimmy]

Lol had it 4 times now and the response fromm Bahney to say it was a hoax

http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/jesus-hoax.html

 

[Barakka]

Hoax, old one that one, been around since 1999:
http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_98307.htm

Anything which says microsoft, AOL, and/or IBM have confirmed this is bad is a hoax... like they would, what business is it of theirs

 

[Buzz]

And i believed it, (initially anyway) and i should know better

Buzz (formerly LightWarrior)
The champion of the Bravo 1.4
Owner of the Bravo 1.8
http://www.bravo-guide.co.uk/members/59ianalexandria.htm

 

[Sabre23]

Never take as kosher any virus warning, no matter how trusted the informant is.

I use Google to check their authenticity.
Put the subject in, using quotation marks, hit space then add the word virus.
You will get results from all the trusted sources, Symantec (Norton), McAfee, Sophos etc.

Mark.
Council estate lad.
And proud of it!
Member of the Guild of Experienced Motorists.