Subject: FW: Virus alert!!!!!!!!!!!
From: stephen king (sking@chartercollege.edu)
Date: Wed May 15 2002 - 13:37:01 AKDT
Thought some of you might enjoy this....
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*NOTE: This be a joke*
This was sent to me by a friend. I followed the procedure, and sure
enough it was on my computer.
I followed the steps to eradicate it, and now it is gone.
You should do this right away!
I just received a message today from one of my friends in my Address
Book. Their Address Book had been infected by a virus and it was passed
on to my computer and My Address Book, in turn, has been infected.
The virus (called win.com) is not detected by Norton or McAfee
anti-virus systems. The virus sits quietly for a while, but as time goes
on it becomes more and more a part of your life, decreasing
productivity, causing system instability, and in general being a pain in
the neck. It's sent automatically by the messenger and by the Address
Book, whether or not you sent emails to your contacts.
I have checked, found it, and deleted it. Here's how to check for the
virus and how to get rid of it:
DO THIS:
1. Go to Start, Find or Search option.
2. In the files/folder option, write the name win.com
3. Be sure you search your C: drive
4. Click "find now"
5. The virus has a rectangular executable-virus-type icon with the name
win.com
DO NOT OPEN IT
6. Right click and delete it. It will then go to the Recycle Bin
7. Go to the Recycle Bin and delete it there as well.
8. Restart your computer after putting a Linux CD-ROM in the drive.
IF YOU FIND THE VIRUS, YOU MUST CONTACT ALL THE PEOPLE IN YOUR ADDRESS
BOOK SO THEY CAN ERADICATE IT IN THEIR OWN ADDRESS BOOKS. SORRY ABOUT
THIS.
I'M SURE EVERYONE IN MY ADDRESS BOOK WILL HAVE IT.
I DO APOLOGISE FOR THE INCONVENIENCE - BUT ITS JUST ONE OF THE PRICES WE
MUST PAY IT SEEMS - FOR INSTANT COMMUNICATION
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