RE: Check This

And I am wondering if anyone was naive enough to open it before the warning..... The catchy subject lines are almost always with problems. > -----Original Message----- > From: Carlos Benjamin [SMTP:benj@linuxstart.com] > Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2000 3:30 PM > To: chris@hiwire.com; informix-list@iiug.org > Subject: Check This > > Just wondering if anyone is brave enough to open this after that dire > warning. You can't always tell by subject line. I would have given > additional information since every "Check This" isn't virulent. > > At least it wasn't a phony one. > > Christopher A. Franks <chris@hiwire.com> wrote: > >If you opened an Email with the Subject "Check This", your computer has a > >virus and you will need to remove it from your hard disks and the > computer's > >registry. > > > >The virus sends itself to all the entries in your MS Outlook address > book. > > > >Here is a website with more info > > > > http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/vbs.freelink.html > > carlos > > Currently on hiatus from unemployment. > ---------------------- > Do you do Linux? :) > Get your FREE @linuxstart.com email address at: http://www.linuxstart.com