From: miche Subject: (orb) attention!!!!!!! Date: 14 Oct 1999 12:57:26 -0700 >X-POP3-Rcpt: maxc@netcom >Return-Path: daveco@ten.it >X-Sender: daveco@ten.it (Unverified) >Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1996 11:32:08 +0100 >To: maxcar@isanet.it >From: Skylax Srl (by way of giorgio@ten.it (Giorgio Ranciaro)) (by way of davide colombo ) >Subject: ATTENTION...NEW VIRUS > > >>>>>Comments: Authenticated sender is >>>>>From: "Marco Andreoli" >>>>>Organization: Ascii - Associazione Consumatori Italiani I >>>>>To: marcandr@mbox.vol.it >>>>> >>>>> - - - - - - A T T E N Z I O N E - - - - - - >>>>> >>>>>C'e un virus che circola su Internet, >>>>>se tu ricevi un messaggio con soggetto " Good Times " >>>>>NON LEGGERE , ripeto NON LEGGERE il messaggio >>>>>ma CANCELLALO IMMEDIATAMENTE. >>>>>Il virus una volta letto riscrive il tuo hard disk. >>>>>Per favore riposta il messaggio a tutti quelli che conosci. >>>>>- resto della lettera non tradotto in italiano : >>>>> >>>>>> The FCC released a warning last Wednesday concerning a matter of major >>>>>> importance to any regular user of the Internet. Apparently a new >>>>>> computer virus has been engineered by a user of AMERICA ON LINE that is >>>>>> unparalleled in its destructive capability. Other more well-known viruses >>>>>such as "Stoned", "Airwolf" and "Michaelangelo" pale in comparison to the >>>>>> prospects of this newest creation by a warped mentality. What makes this >>>>>virus so terrifying, said the FCC, is the fact that no program needs to be >>>>>> exchanged for a new computer to be infected. It can be spread through the >>>>>existing email systems of the Internet. >>>>>> >>>>>> Once a Computer is infected, one of several things can happen. If the >>>>>> computer contains a hard drive, that will most likely be destroyed. If >>>>>> the program is not stopped, the computer's processor will be placed in an >>>>>> nth-complexity infinite binary loop -which can severely damage the >>>>>> processor if left running that way too long. >>>>>> >>>>>> Unfortunately, most novice computer users will not realize what is >>>>>> happening until it is far too late. Luckily, there is one sure means of >>>>>detecting what is now known as the "Good Times" virus. It always travels >to new >>>>>> computers the same way in a text email message with the subject line >>>>>reading "Good Times". Avoiding infection is easy once the file has been >received >>>>>> simply by NOT READING IT! The act of loading the file into the mail >>>>>server's ASCII buffer causes the "Good Times" mainline program to >>>>>initialize and >>>>>> execute. >>>>>> >>>>>> The program is highly intelligent- it will send copies of itself to >>>>>> everyone whose email address is contained in a receive-mail file or a >>>>>sent-mail file, if it can find one. It will then proceed to trash the >>>>>computer it is running on. >>>>>> >>>>>> The bottom line is: - if you receive a file with the subject line "Good >>>>>> Times", delete it immediately! Do not read it" Rest assured that >>>>>> whoever' name was on the "From" line was surely struck by the virus. >>>>>> Warn your friends and local system users of this newest threat to the >>>>>> Internet! It could save them a lot of time and money. >>>>>> >>>>>> Could you pass this along to your global mailing list as well? >>>>> >>>>>Marco Andreoli e-mail : marcandr@mbox.vol.it >>>>> Presidente ASCII Associazione Consumatori Italiani Internet >>>>> # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Email majordomo@xmission.com with "info orb" in the message. # Postings must go to orb@xmission.com -- replies go to original sender.