Re: Fwd: Computer Virus You Might Want to Know About

From: dr. mikey (mikey@biosearchtech.com)
Date: Fri Mar 24 2000 - 12:54:17 EST

this is a hoax. check out either of the following pages:

http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/budsaver.exe.html
http://vil.mcafee.com/vil/ve10579.asp

Beth Fowler wrote:
>
> >Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 08:41:52 -0500
> >From: John Kelly <kelly@mpi.com>
> >X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.51 [en] (WinNT; U)
> >X-Accept-Language: en
> >To: Group All Millennium <millennium-all@mpi.com>
> >Subject: Computer Virus You Might Want to Know About
> >
> >READ THIS IMMEDIATELY!
> > >>> >>> > Someone is sending out a very cute screen saver of the
> > >Budweiser
> > >>> >>> > Frogs. If you download it, you will lose everything! Your
> > >hard
> > >drive
> > >>> >>> > will crash and someone from the Internet will get your
> > >screen
> > >>> >>> > name and password!
> > >>> >>> > DO NOT DOWNLOAD IT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES! It just
> > >>> >>> > went into circulation yesterday, as far as we know. Please
> > >>> distribute
> > >>> >>> > this message.
> > >>> >>> > This is a new, very malicious virus and not many people know
> > >about
> > >>> it.
> > >>> >>> > This information was announced yesterday morning from
> > >Microsoft.
> > >>> >>> > Please share it with everyone that might access the
> > >Internet.
> > >>> >>> > Once again, pass this along to EVERYONE in your address
> > >book so
> > >>> >>> > that this may be stopped. AOL has said this is a very
> > >dangerous
> > >>> >>> > virus and that there is NO remedy for it at this time.
> > >Please
> > >>> practice
> > >>> >>> > cautionary measures and forward this to all your on-line
> > >friends.
>
> Elizabeth Fowler, Ph.D.
> Director, Analytical Development and Quality Control
> Millenium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
> 75 Sidney Street
> Cambridge, MA 02139
> Phone: 617-551-3730
> FAX: 617-551-3745
> beth_fowler@leukosite.com
> efowler@ma.ultranet.com 

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