Re: Fwd: [Fwd: FW: Improtant Virus Information - Please Read]
From ttp://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/buddylst.zip.html BUDDYLST.ZIP is not a virus. It is a hoax. The "virus" does not exist. There is currently no virus that has the characteristics ascribed to BUDDYLST.ZIP. It is a sham, meant only to panic new or inexperienced computer users. The hoax message includes the following "warning" in several forms: ********************************************************************** THESE ARE SAMPLES of THE FALSE WARNINGS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Yesterday a friend of mine called and told me about something that happened to him. He opened his E-mail and this BUDDYLST.ZIP was there. When he opened it his computer crashed and when he tried to re-boot he had lost everything! It was a Virus that os being passed around...........BEWARE! Please forward to as many people as you can so no one will get hurt. These people need to be stopped. Don't download anything form "buddylst.zip" or you will lose all your files. A computer virus is going around! It is called BUDDYLST.ZIP! Do not download or some jerk from the internet will get your screen name and password! Please send this to any names you can think of and remember never download BUDDYLST.ZIP VIRUS ALERT Someone is sending out a very desirable screen-saver, the Budweiser Frogs - "BUDDYLST.ZIP". If you download it, you will lose everything!!! Your hard drive will crash and someone from the Internet will get your screen name and password! DO NOT DOWNLOAD THIS UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES!!! IT JUST WENT INTO circulation yesterday, as far as we know. Please distribute/inform this message. This is a new, very malicious virus and not many people know about it. This information was announced yesterday morning from Microsoft. Please share it with everyone that might access the Internet. Once again, pass this along to EVERYONE in your address book so at this may be stopped. Also do not open or even look at any mail that says "RETURNED OR UNABLE TO DELIVER". This virus will attach itself to your computer components and render them useless. Immediately delete mail=A0 items that say this. AOL has said that this is a very dangerous virus and that there is NO remedy for it at this time. Please practice cautionary measures and forward this to all you on-line friends ASAP. Please ignore any messages regarding this supposed "virus" and do not pass on any messages regarding it. Passing on messages about this hoax serves only to further propagate it. \\\\\\\\\\//// ( 0 | 0 ) ( (_) ) )))))((((( Happy Computing from Mohammad Rocka: Senior Network Administrator Fresno Housing Authorities E-mail: MRocka@HAFresno.org Web Site: www.hafresno.org >>> "samir BADAOUI" <samir_badaoui@hotmail.com> 10/06/99 08:51AM >>> >From: Nabil Tahani <nabil.tahani@hec.ca> >To: Abderazzak Jamil <jamil@sophis.fr>, Reda Smati <rsmati@worldnet.fr>, > Fatima & Anass <bfatima@sprint.ca>, Saad Ouaddahou ><souaddahou@hotmail.com>, Samir Badaoui <samir_badaoui@hotmail.com>, >Kanza <kanza@sprint.ca>, Rachid Hamdis <rachidhamdis@yahoo.fr>, > El Houssine NOUREDDINE <ehnoureddine@cdc-marches.fr>, Chafik ><chafik@dms.umontreal.ca>, Aziz Salah <salah@iro.umontreal.ca>, >Hicham Snoussi <snoussi@iro.umontreal.ca>, Rachid Ouaddahou ><ouaddaho@cybercable.fr>, Anass Nagih <anagih@hotmail.com> >Subject: [Fwd: FW: Improtant Virus Information - Please Read] >Date: Wed, 06 Oct 1999 10:48:48 -0400 > > > >cedrick Hached wrote: > > > >From: Eugenie Harrouch <eharrouch@guillemot.qc.ca> > > >To: cedrickhached@hotmail.com > > >Subject: FW: Improtant Virus Information - Please Read > > >Date: Tue, 5 Oct 1999 15:11:15 -0400 > > > > > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > >From: Marc Baudouy > > >Sent: 5 octobre, 1999 12:06 > > >To: Guillemot (Canada) > > >Subject: Improtant Virus Information - Please Read > > >Importance: High > > > > > > > > > > > >EXTREMELY DANGEROUS > > > > > >This information came from Microsoft yesterday morning. > > >Please pass it on to anyone you know who has access to the Internet. >You > > >may receive an apparently harmless Budweiser screen saver, entitled > > >BUDDYLST.SIP. > > >If you do -DO NOT OPEN IT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, but delete it > > >immediately. > > >Once opened, you will lose EVERYTHING on your PC. Your hard disc will >be > > >completely destroyed and the person who sent you the message will have > > >access to your name and password via the Internet. > > >As far as we know, the virus was circulated yesterday morning. It's a >new > > >virus, and extremely dangerous. Please copy this information and e-mail >it > > >to everyone in your address book. We need to do all we can to block >this > > >virus. > > >AOL has confirmed how dangerous it is, and there is no Anti virus >program > > >yet, which is capable of destroying it. Please take all the necessary > > >precautions and pass this information on to your friends, acquaintances >and > > >work colleagues. > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________ > > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > >-- > \\\\\\\\\\\\\\///// > ( @ @ ) >---oOOo-(_)-oOOo--------------- >Nabil Tahani, HEC >Etudiant PhD Administration >Tel: 1-514-340-7158 >mailto:nabil.tahani@hec.ca >mailto:ntahani@hotmail.com >-----------Oooo---------------- > oooO ( ) > ( ) ) / > \\ ( (_/ > \\_) > > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Fre