Hello all,
This item is a hoax (http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/CIACHoaxes.html#budfrogs).
In general, every note like this that you come across will be a
hoax. Characteristics include the hysterical tone and lack of any
corroborating information whatsoever. Even when you receive this
information from someone you trust, please independently confirm the
information before propagating the misinformation.
This site is a reliable source of information on hoaxes:
http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/CIACHoaxes.html
The main page of the CIAC site also contains up to date information
about real virus threats.
-James
>>Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 08:41:52 -0500
>>From: John Kelly <kelly@mpi.com>
>>X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.51 [en] (WinNT; U)
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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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