Before we see a flurry of messages from members, I would recommend anyone hearing/reading about viruses to go and look at the site listed below. This has got info on various types of viruses especially ones that are pranks/hoaxes. I am sure there are other sites carrying similar info. PENPAL Greetings is a well-known hoax. http://kumite.com/myths/ Thanks, Gopal. > -----Original Message----- > From: Sridhar Basavaraju [SMTP:ghantasa@gwis2.circ.gwu.edu] > Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 1997 9:33 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list > Subject: FW: Potential virus (fwd) > > Hello Everyone, Please read the following message carefully. It is > very > important and could cause a lot of damage if regarded lightly. Thanks > > Sridhar > ---------- > Subject: Potential virus > Date: Monday, March 10, 1997 7:04PM > > For all Internet user: Please read the following carefully: > > > > This info. was received from IBM, please share it with anyone > that > might access the Internet: > > If any one receives mail entitled: PENPAL GREETINGS ! please > delete if > WITHOUT reading it !! This is a warning for all Internet user - > there > is a danderous virus propagating across the Internet through an > e-mail > message entitled "PENPAL GREETINGS!". DO NOT DOWNLOAD ANY > MESSAGE > ENTITLED "PENPAL GREETINGS"!! This msg. appears to be a friendly > letter asking if you are interested in a penpal, but by the time > you > read this letter, it is too late. The "trojan horse" virus will > have > already infected the boot sector of your hard drive, destroying > all of > the data present. It is a self replicating virus, and once the > msg. > is read, it will AUTOMATICALLY forward itself to anyone who's > e-mail > address is present in YOUR MAIL BOX! > > This virus will DESTROY your hard drive, and holds the potencial > to > DESTROY the hard drive of anyone whose e-mail is un your in-box, > and > who's mail is in their box and so on. If this virus keeps > getting > passed, it has the potential to do a great deal of DAMAGE to > computers > networks worldwide !!!!! > > Please, delete the message entitled "PENPAL GREETINGS!" as soon > as you > see it! And pass this msg. along to your friends and other > readers of > the news groups and mailing lists which you are on so that they > are > not hurt by this dangerous virus !!! > > Please pass this along to everyone you know so this can be > stopped. > > >