Greetings, Perhaps this is old news but I thought it best to pass on this warning that I just received, just in case. The following is a copy of the text that was mailed to my system. D.R. Grauberger Museums Keeper Cedar Falls Historical Society Cedar Falls, Ia >Return-Path: <[log in to unmask]> >Date: Tue, 10 Dec 96 13:53 PST >X-Sender: [log in to unmask] >To: "FirstCorp Home Office":; >From: Monique Brown <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: > > >Subject: Virus Alert >>>>> > >Importance: High >>>>> > > >>>>> > >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. >>>>> > > >>>>> > >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!!!!