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,
In the message he said it was a file attach.
If the virus was sent attached in a .zip or .exe and the infected file was
run it would infect the computer.
I believe he was talking here of a Word Macro Virus, attached as a .DOC
file, that when opened by Microsoft Word would trash the hard disk.
Some users use a program CC Mail that would automagicly open Microsoft
Word and load the file sent in the e-mail. This could result in the loss
of the hard disk if the Macro Virus was opened in Microsoft word.
I do have a large collection of Word Viruses, one in my collection,
(FORMAT-C Word Macro Virus) will do just this in CC-Mail or if opened in
Microsoft Word.
There was a wide spread message that went out about 'The Good Times Virus'
This indeed was a Hoax! No Virus can wipe the hard disk just by reading
an e-mail message. BUT, this message below told of an attachment that if
run would cause dammage!
> "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."
Michael Paris
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