Beth and all,
Certainly everyone should always be cautious about downloading files from
unknown sources, but that message appears to be a variant of a well-known
hoax that has circulated on and off since '97.
When you get these sorts of messages, I strongly suggest that you first
check with a site that lists the known hoaxes, such as the one run by
DataFellows, http://www.Datafellows.com/virus-info/hoax/
These hoaxes live on precisely because it is so easy for well intentioned
people to send them along to thousands of people, and the truth never
catches up.
That particular hoax is discussed on their page
http://www.Europe.F-Secure.com/hoaxes/budfrogs.htm
Similarly, when you get other messages with various stories (people stealing
human kidneys, deadly spiders hiding in public toilets, etc. etc.) that
typically urge you to send them on to everyone you know, DON'T DO IT until
you first check whether they are hoaxes (very likely!) at a site such as the
"Urban Legends" site,
http://www.urbanlegends.com/
John Philo
Alliance Protein Laboratories
www.ap-lab.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities
[mailto:abrf-request@aecom.yu.edu]On Behalf Of Beth Fowler
Sent: Friday, March 24, 2000 5:48 AM
To: Recipients of ABRF List
Subject: Fwd: Computer Virus You Might Want to Know About
>Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 08:41:52 -0500
>From: John Kelly <kelly@mpi.com>
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>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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