Re: [ALLSTAFF] FW: Virus Warning and this no is no joke sent to me from some one that works for optus

[Ray Cross <rayrae@ngc.com.au>]

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Well, I don't know.......two of my friends had their computers crash with the
"pretty park" virus! My Norton program would not open it. If anyone doubts this
go to the Symantec site and read all about  it. As it seems I may have upset
some experts.....I will never warn anyone again.
Happy reformatting
Ray

David Rowe wrote:

> Aus loco discussion mailing list
>
> > > > >> > > >>
> > > > >> > > >> WARNING No. 2
> > > > >> > > >> Beware! if someone named <SandMan> asks you to check
> > > > >> > > >> out his page. DO NOT! It is at
> > > > >> > > >> www.geocities.com/vienna/6318
> > > > ><http://www.geocities.com/vienna/6318>  This page
> > > > >> > > >> hacks into your C:\drive.DO NOT GO THERE...FOWARD
> > > > >> > > >> THIS
> > > > >> > > >> MAIL TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW.
>
> What a crock. Why would they tell us not to go his his site, then list the
> URL?
>
> > > > >> > > >> Warning No. 3
> > > > >> > > >> SEND THIS TO EVERYONE IN YOUR CONTACT LIST! THIS IS
> > > > >> > > >> NO JOKE,OK? WARNING: If you get an E-mail titled :
> > > > >> > > >> "Win A Holiday" DO NOT open it. Delete it
> > > > >> > > >> immediately.
> > > > >> > > >> Microsoft just announced yesterday. It is a
> > > > >> > > >> malicious
> > > > >> > > >> virus that WILL ERASE YOUR HARD DRIVE . At this time
> > > > >> > > >> there is no remedy. Forward this to everyone
> > > > >> > > >> IMMEDIATELY!!
>
> You cannot loose everything from opening an email. Do not run any
> attachments from people you don't know, especially if they are .exe files.
> The way these warnings spread makes them the virus because they waste of
> everyones time. I don't bother reading them. And Microsoft doesn't announce
> any virus warnings. If they did, there would be a date, not "announced
> yesterday". Don't bother with this sort of crap.
>
> It has got nothing to do with trains too!
>
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