Dear list members,
The email from wu [wu@icarus.wustl.edu] regarding the Wobbler virus is a
HOAX. Check out
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/wobbler-hoax.html at the Symantec
Anti-Virus research center for additional information. Again, this virus
does not exist.
Warm regards,
Alan Friedman
Helix Biotech, Inc.
-----Original Message-----
From: Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities
[mailto:abrf-request@aecom.yu.edu]On Behalf Of wu
Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2000 12:44 PM
To: Recipients of ABRF List
Subject: VIRUS ALERT!!
URGENT WARNING FROM MICROSOFT
1. There is a new virus - WOBBLER. It will arrive on e-mail titled
CALIFORNIA. IBM and AOL have announced that it is very powerful, more
so
than Melissa, there is no remedy. It will eat all your information on
the
hard drive and also destroys Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet
Explorer. Do not open anything with this title and please pass this
message
on to all your contacts and anyone who uses your e-mail facility. Not
many
people seem to know about this yet so propagate it as fast as
possible.
2. If you receive an e-mail titled "Win A. Holiday" DO NOT open it.
It will erase everything on your hard drive. Forward this letter to as
many
people as you can. This is a new, very malicious virus and not many
people
know about it.
If you see ANY of these...please contact the Help Desk
immediately.....Thanks
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