Re: Virus Warning

If the folks at the following address are to be trusted this is a rework of 
an old hoax

http://www.ciac.org/ciac/CIACHoaxes.html#jesus

At 23:28 23/10/1999 -0700, you wrote:
>Important Virus Warning Announced by IBM
>
>If you receive an email titled "It Takes Guts to Say 'Jesus"
>                   DO NOT OPEN IT.
>It will erase everything on your hard drive. This information was
>announced yesterday morning from IBM; AOL states that this is
>a very dangerous virus, much worse than "Melissa", and that there
>is NO remedy for it at this time. Some individual has succeeded in
>using the reformat function from Norton Utilities causing it to
>completely erase all documents on your hard drive.  It has been
>designed to work with Netscape Navigator and Microsoft
>Internet Explorer.  It destroys Macintosh and IBM compatible
>computers.This is a new, very malicious virus. Please pass this
>warning along to EVERYONE in your address book ASAP
>so that this threat may be stopped.
>
>Christine Laham
>Microsoft Canada Co.
>Ottawa Regional Sales Office
>Tel: (613) 232-6291
>
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>pixielady_72@yahoo.com
> > Subject: virus warning
> > Date: Sat, 23 Oct 1999 20:04:03 EDT
> > Message-ID: <0.757bcaab.2543a6f3@aol.com>
> >
> >                    HERE THIS IS AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE.
> > >                                         WARNING!!!
> > >                     PASS THIS ON TO ANYONE YOU HAVE AN
> > >                                     E-MAIL ADDRESS FOR.
> > >                               IT IS REAL AND NOT A JOKE:
> > >
> > >           If you receive an email titled "It Takes Guts to Say 'Jesus"
> > >                                      DO NOT OPEN IT.
> > >              It will erase everything on your hard drive. This
>information
> > >was
> > >announced
> > >yesterday morning from IBM; AOL states that this is a very
> > >dangerous virus,
> > >much worse than "Melissa", and that there is NO remedy for it at
> > >this time.
> > >               Some very sick individual has succeeded in using the
> > >reformat
> > >function from
> > >           Norton Utilities causing it to completely erase all 
>documents
>on
> > >the
> > >hard
> > >drive.  It has been designed to work with Netscape Navigator and
> > >       Microsoft
> > >        Internet Explorer.  It destroys Macintosh and IBM compatible
> > >computers.This is a new, very malicious virus  and not many people know
> > >about it.
> > >          Pass this warning along to EVERYONE in your address book and
> > >please  share
> > >it with all your online friends ASAP so that this threat may be
> > >stopped.
> > >             Please practice cautionary measures and tell anyone that
>may
> > >have access to
> > >your computer.  Forward this warning to everyone that might
> > >access the Internet.
> > >             Christine Laham
> > >           Microsoft Canada Co.
> > >         Ottawa Regional Sales Office
> > >               Tel: (613) 232-6291
> > >
> > >
>
>
>
>
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