Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/04/17

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Subject: RE: Virus Alert -- I hope you are right, Jim!
From: Kati Willems <kati@mindspring.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 07:18:59 -0400

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I hope you are right, Jim.
There is a chance to down load a virus with just the text file if you =
use programs like Word or WordPerfect to read the message and the =
messages includes macros.  For example, I read me e-mail using Microsoft =
Office 97 Outlook and Outlook uses Word 7 to read me e-mails.  When the =
text calls for exercising the macro it could happen.  You see the macro =
IS what you EXECUTE. For that reasons Word 7 gives you a 'Virus Alert' =
warning message if you start the program by double clicking a document =
that you want to re-load.

It's too bad, but we have to face that we live in a rather sick world!

Regards Jorg


- -----Original Message-----
From:	Jim Brick [SMTP:jim@brick.org]
Sent:	Wednesday, April 16, 1997 8:09 PM
To:	leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject:	Re: Virus Alert

Please Please Please do not plug-up the internet cables with this kind =
of
stuff. It is a hoax, as is the Good Times,  etc... The Pen pal, Good =
Times,
etc. WARNING MESSAGE ITSELF IS THE VIRUS. You just participated in the
virus. The virus is... to see how many people will send the VIRUS =
WARNING
MESSAGE to other people. These warning messages are sent forever =
throughout
the internet until everyone finally catches on. This can take years. You
will never ever receive the Pen pals message. It doesn't exist! If it =
did,
reading it could not have any effect on your boot tracks, or anything =
else
in your computer. A message in not a program. A program has to EXECUTE =
in
order to alter your system. The kind of e-mail messages we deal with do =
not
contain executable programs, macros, or other means of wreaking havoc. =
This
is no different than the TOTEM. Just say no. Do not send it on. Stop it
dead in its tracks. Push delete!

Jim

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