For all subscribers to note - this has already been admited to have been a marketing ploy to publicise a new book based on the Internet/Cyberspace.
The original e-mails sent out (proporting to be from the School of Slavonic Studies, University of London) was actually sent by the book publishers. It should have been immediately followed by a second e-mail explaining the hoax and a little about the book. Unfortunately, in many cases the second e-mail dis not arrive and the 'warning' propagated around the world.
Several of the UK based Internet magazines have covered the story (try http://www.paragon.co.uk/
The name Irina (or Irenia) is the name of the book and the use of the name of the School of Slavonic Studies was meant as a play on words apparently.
Regards
Jerry
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Name: Jeremy P Howells
E-mail: howells @
welsh-ofce .
gov .
uk
Time: 11:38:52 Date: 12/02/96
Tel: 01222 825754
Fax: 01222 825852
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---------------Original Message---------------
Firewalls-Digest Monday, December 2 1996 Volume 05 : Number 642
Date: Mon, 02 Dec 1996 10:06:28 +0300
From: "Hisham Khalifa Al Saad" <webmaster @
admin .
uob .
bh>
Subject: [Fwd: Caution : Internet Virus]
Hi members of Firewalls,
I got this Virus alert in my mail box, and by myself i forward it to
you:
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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.
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