FYI/action

[peterson@ridgefield.sdr.slb.com (Carl Peterson)]

Hi rad safers
this was sent to our entire organization so it might be worth consideration.

I hope it's a hoax but be advised!

Cheers

Carl
>>>>>>>>_________________________________
>>>>>>>>Subject: New Viruses!
>>>>>>>>Author:  Gary Morris at ~NT
>>>>>>>>Date:    8/15/97 12:32 PM
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     There are several new viruses being sent via e-mail entitled:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     "JOIN THE CREW"
>>>>>>>>     PENPAL GREETINGS
>>>>>>>>     "Returned or Unable to Deliver"
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     This information was received this morning from IBM, please
>>>>>>>>     share it with anyone that might access the Internet....
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     WARNING!!!!!!
>>>>>>>>     If you receive an e-mail titled "JOIN THE CREW" DO NOT
>>>>>>>>     open it!      It will erase EVERYTHING on your hard drive! Send
>>>>>>>>     this letter out to as many people you can.......this is a new
>>>>>>>>     virus and not many people know about it!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     If anyone receives mail entitled; PENPAL GREETINGS! please
>>>>>>>>     delete it WITHOUT reading it!!  This is a warning for all
>>>>>>>>     Internet users - there is a dangerous virus propagating 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
>>>>>>>>     in-box, and whose mail is in their in box and so on.  If this
>>>>>>>>     virus keeps getting passed, it has the potential 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, 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!!!!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     Please pass this along to everyone you know so this can be
>>>>>>>>     stopped. PASS THIS ON TO YOUR FRIENDS!!!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     DO NOT open or even look at any mail that you get that says:
>>>>>>>>     "Returned or Unable to Deliver"  This virus will attach itself
>>>>>>>>     to your computer components and render them useless. Immediately
>>>>>>>>     delete any mail items that says this.  AOL has said this is a
>>>>>>>>     very dangerous virus, and there is NO remedy for it at this
>>>>>>>>     time, Please Be Careful, And forward to all your on-line friends
>>>>>>>>     A.S.A.P....
>>>>>>>>
>>
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The standard disclaimers apply to the above!

  Carl A. Peterson                          Schlumberger-Doll Research
  Radiation Safety Officer                  Old Quarry Road
  e-mail:Peterson@ridgefield.sdr.slb.com    Ridgefield, CT  06877-4108
  Phone: (203)431-5272
  Fax:   (203)438-3819
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