(Fwd) FW: **********VIRUS ALERT**********

[Henry M]

It's like deja vu all over again. Listen and repeat:

An email message is just a document, as is a piece of paper. Nothing 
to be afraid of there.. <smirk> There aren't any moving parts. <grin>

An attachment/enclosure with a document is more like a package. You 
can still read the text/message which is, in effect, written on the 
outside of the package. But if you don't know the sender, don't open 
the package. It could contain moving parts, ie bad code, such as an 
executable program or "macro" code.

For you webheads out there: when messages gain multi-media java code, 
it could be a whole other ball of string.

On 22 Jan 97 at 15:48, MASCARO at HUMnet.UCLA.EDU wrote:

> NYAAAAHHHH!!!! This just showed up on my e-mail, from my
> department's admin. asst. (i.e. reliable source).  Somebody tell me
> what it means!!!  Sez to pass it along to anyone you care about,
> so---
> 
> >------- Forwarded Message Follows -------
> -------
> >Subject:  **********VIRUS ALERT**********
> >
> >
> >   **********VIRUS ALERT**********
> >VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION, PLEASE READ!  There is a computer virus
> > that is being sent across the Internet.  If you  receive an E-mail
> >message with the subject line "Deeyenda", DO NOT read the message,
> >DELETE it immediately! Some miscreant is sending E-mail under the
> >title "Deeyenda" nationwide,if you get anything like this DON'T
> >DOWNLOAD THE FILE!  It has a virus that rewrites your hard drive,
> >obliterates anything on it. 
> > Please be careful and forward this e-mail to anyone you care
> > about.
> >FCC WARNING!  DEEYENDA PLAGUES INTERNET The Internet community has
> >again been plagued by  another computer virus.  This message is
> >being spread throughout the Internet, including USENET posting,
> >E-MAIL, and other Internet activities.  The reason for all the
> >attention is because of the nature of this virus and the potential
> >security risk it makes. 
> > Instead
> >of a destructive Trojan virus (like most viruses!), this virus
> >referred to as Deeyenda Maddick, performs a comprehensive search on
> >your computer, looking for valuable information, such as E-mail and
> >login passwords, credit cards, personal inf., etc.
> >
> >The Deeyenda virus also has the capability to stay memory resident
> >while running a host of applications and operation systems, such as
> >Windows 3.11 and Windows 95.  What this means to Internet users is
> >that when a login and password are send to the server, this virus
> >can copy this information and SEND IT OUT TO UN UNKNOWN ADDRESS
> >(varies).
> >
> >The reason for this warning is because the Deeyenda virus is 
> >virtually
> >undetectable.  Once attacked your computer will be unsecured. 
> > Although
> >it can attack any O/S this virus is most likely to attack those
> >users viewing Java enhanced Web Pages (Netscape 2.0+ and Microsoft
> >Internet Explorer 3.0+ which are running under Windows 95). 
> >Researchers at Princeton University have found this virus on a
> >number of World Wide Web pages and fear its spread.
> >
> >Please pass this on, we must alert the general public of the
> >security risks.
> >
> >
> 
> 

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