Hmm, could well be a new form of one of the M$office macro viri, and, if
you read a mail attachment with word that is infected, you will infect
your system, at least *.dot and *.doc files. Might be a tad of truth in
the 'reading' part...
Later,
Ron DuFresne
On Mon, 2 Dec 1996, Denis Valois wrote:
> This is a hoax.
>
> Anyway, just by saying that "reading" a mailgram wipes out
> your hard drive is of utmost foolishness.
>
>
> Denis Valois
> Computer & Network Security
> SITA (Societe Internationale de Telecommunications Aeronautiques)
>
> On Mon, 02 Dec 1996 10:06:28 +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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