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> This is a hoax.
It's also off-topic. I won't post it in full, but there's a
pretty reasonable CIAC bulletin addressing most of the alerts
which regularly plague us at:
http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/h-05.shtml
It includes info on the alerts mentioned below, some historical
background, and suggestions on validating hoaxes rather than
passing them on uncritically.
David Harley \ | / alt.comp.virus FAQ
D .
Harley @
icrf .
icnet .
uk \ | / & Anti-Virus Web Page
Support & Security Analyst \ | / Folk London On-Line gig-list
Imperial Cancer Research Fund ____\|/____ http://webworlds.co.uk/dharley/
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INFORMATION BULLETIN
H-05 Internet Hoaxes: PKZ300, Irina,
Good Times, Deeyenda, Ghost
November 20, 1996 16:00 GMT
PROBLEM: This bulletin addresses the following hoaxes and erroneous
warnings: PKZ300 Warning, Irina, Good Times, Deeyenda, and
Ghost.exe
PLATFORM: All, via e-mail
DAMAGE: Time lost reading and responding to the messages
SOLUTION: Pass unvalidated warnings only to your computer security
department or incident response team. See below on how to
recognize validated and unvalidated warnings and hoaxes.
VULNERABILITY New hoaxes and warnings have appeared on the Internet and old
ASSESSMENT: hoaxes are still being cirulated.
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