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John O'Connor

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May 4, 2000, 3:00:00 AM5/4/00
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watch out for this virus...supposed to be spreading very quickly.....subject
will say something like "i love you." read below...

john
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Date: Thursday, May 04, 2000 9:53 AM
Subject: Warning-dangerous Worm-not a hoax VBS/Love


> A new worm has broken out last night which attaches itself to your email
>and sends itself out to everyone in your addressbook. It is supposed to
>only work with Outlook, but I have one customer that activated it in Eudora
>and it attacked her system. AS ALWAYS DO NOT OPEN ANY ATTACHMENT FROM
>WITHIN YOUR EMAIL PROGRAM-EVER!!! The dean has received 15 copies of this
>already.
> Attached is an extra.dat file which will clean up any infection you may
>have. Copy it to your c:\Program Files\Network Associates\VirusScan NT\
>directory (or where ever you have placed Network Associates), restart your
>computer and do a virus scan by going to Start | Programs | Network
>Associates VirusScan NT | VirusScan. Start the program and scan your disk.
> If you did not run the program, simply delete the attachment. AGAIN DO
>NOT DOUBLE CLICK ANYTHING ATTACHED TO ANY EMAIL you receive. f you want
>the technical information on this worm, let me know and I'll send it
>along. If you have any trouble with these instructions, feel free to call
>me at 2-0434.
>
>Michael
>Helpdesk
>

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