Subject: "Penpal Msg" Virus Alert

From: Linda Emerson <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 2 Dec 1996 19:00:21 -0800 (PST)

FYI... a communication received today from a friend at GSI:

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    Linda Emerson     \~~~~~/      Caffe' Sumatra
  [email-masked]    C\___/   Twain Harte, California

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Metzer, Rick
To: Applegate, John; Felker, Barbara
Subject: FW: Virus Alert  -- VERY IMPORTANT!!!!!!!!!
Date: Monday, December 02, 1996 10:59AM

Barb & John,
     I don't know if you have already been alerted to this one.  Better safe 
than sorry I guess.

Regards,
Rick
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>Subject:  Virus Alert
>Importance:  High

>If anyone receives mail entitled: PENPAL GREETINGS! please delete it 
WITHOUT reading it.  Below is a little explanation of the message, and what 
it would do to your PC if you were to read the message.  If you have any 
questions or concerns please contact  techhelp.

>This is a warning for all internet users - there is a dangerous virus 
propogating across the internet through an e-mail message entitled "PENPAL 
GREETINGS!".  DO NOT DOWNLOAD ANY MESSAGE ENTITLED "PENPAL GREETINGS!"

>This message appears to be a friendly letter asking you if you are 
interested in a penpal, but by the time you read this letter, it is too 
late.  The "trojan horse" virus will have already infected the boot sector 
of your hard drive, destroying all of the data present.  It is a 
self-replicating virus, and once the message is read, it will AUTOMATICALLY 
forward itself to anyone who's e-mail address is present in YOUR mailbox!

>This virus will DESTROY your hard drive, and holds the potential to DESTROY 
the hard drive of anyone whose mail is in your inbox, and who's mail is in 
their inbox, and so on.  If this virus remains unchecked, it has the 
potntial to do a great deal of DAMAGE to computer networks worldwide!!!!

>Please, delete the message entitled "PENPAL GREETINGS!" as soon as you see 
it!  And pass this message along to all of your friends and relatives, and 
the other readers of the newsgroups and mailing lists which you are on, so 
that they are not hurt by this dangerous virus!!!!

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From: [email-masked] (Shoeless in San Jose )
Date: 8 Dec 1996 03:40:50 GMT

Linda Emerson ([email-masked]) wrote:
: FYI... a communication received today from a friend at GSI:

: ...			:			     ...
: 	               	:: 
:     Linda Emerson     \~~~~~/      Caffe' Sumatra
:   [email-masked]    C\___/   Twain Harte, California

: ---------- Forwarded message ----------
: From: Metzer, Rick
: To: Applegate, John; Felker, Barbara
: Subject: FW: Virus Alert  -- VERY IMPORTANT!!!!!!!!!
: Date: Monday, December 02, 1996 10:59AM

: Barb & John,
:      I don't know if you have already been alerted to this one.  Better safe 
: than sorry I guess.

: Regards,
: Rick
:  ----------

: >Subject:  Virus Alert
: >Importance:  High

: >If anyone receives mail entitled: PENPAL GREETINGS! please delete it 
: WITHOUT reading it.  Below is a little explanation of the message, and what 
: it would do to your PC if you were to read the message.  If you have any 
: questions or concerns please contact  techhelp.

: >This is a warning for all internet users - there is a dangerous virus 
: propogating across the internet through an e-mail message entitled "PENPAL 
: GREETINGS!".  DO NOT DOWNLOAD ANY MESSAGE ENTITLED "PENPAL GREETINGS!"

: >This message appears to be a friendly letter asking you if you are 
: interested in a penpal, but by the time you read this letter, it is too 
: late.  The "trojan horse" virus will have already infected the boot sector 
: of your hard drive, destroying all of the data present.  It is a 
: self-replicating virus, and once the message is read, it will AUTOMATICALLY 
: forward itself to anyone who's e-mail address is present in YOUR mailbox!

: >This virus will DESTROY your hard drive, and holds the potential to DESTROY 
: the hard drive of anyone whose mail is in your inbox, and who's mail is in 
: their inbox, and so on.  If this virus remains unchecked, it has the 
: potntial to do a great deal of DAMAGE to computer networks worldwide!!!!

: >Please, delete the message entitled "PENPAL GREETINGS!" as soon as you see 
: it!  And pass this message along to all of your friends and relatives, and 
: the other readers of the newsgroups and mailing lists which you are on, so 
: that they are not hurt by this dangerous virus!!!!

Geez, the non-existent 'Good Times' virus seems to have mutated into another
non-existent virus.  Does anyone else recognize these 'warnings?'  ;)

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From: [email-masked] (Ricardo Stella)
Date: 6 Dec 1996 11:14:51 -0500

Please...

not another GOOD TIME virus type... I still get them messages
even after 2-3 years... 

It's most likely a hoax...

DISCLAIMER:  These are only my own opinions and views...

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