Re: [Fwd: Caution : Internet Virus]

[Paul Ferguson <pferguso @ cisco . com>]

Please.

This is a miserable *hoax*.

- paul


At 10:06 AM 12/2/96 +0300, Hisham Khalifa Al Saad wrote:

>Hi members of Firewalls,
>
>I got this Virus alert in my mail box, and by myself i forward it to
>you:
>
>------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>Hi,
>  We just got word that there is a new virus screaming around the
>internet that will wipe out your hard drive if you open the file.
>Here is the word
>they sent us...
>
>"There is a computer virus that is being sent across the internet.  If
>you receive an e-mail with a subject line of "Irinia", DO NOT read the
>message.
>Delete it immediately.  Some miscreant is sending people files under the
>name of "Irinia".  If you receive this file or e-mail, do not download
>it.
>It has a virus that rewrites your hard drive, obliterating anything on
>it.
>Please be careful and forward this e-mail to anyone you care about."
>
>This information was received from Professor Edward Prideaux, College of
>Salvonic Studies, London.
>
>This virus appears to be much more aggressive than the irritating
>Microsoft word virus.  Be alert.
>
>----------------------- END OF ALERT  MESSAGE
>----------------------------------
>
>
>Thank you,
>Take Care,
>
>Hisham Al Saad	
>University of Bahrain
>

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