[Fwd: Fwd: URGENT: VIRUS WARNING]

["Casey R. Green" <caseyr@uidaho.edu>]

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REAL VIRUS ALERT       REAL VIRUS ALERT       NOT A JOKE
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> This one is NO JOKE . Unlike "Good Times and PenPal" this one
> really does exist. There is a major computer virus which was
> launched this past weekend called "Mailissa" or "Melissa"
>
> You may CONFIRM this with the Computer Virus authorities below
>
> US Dept of Energy Computer Incident Advisory Committee
> http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/j-037.shtml
>
> Symantec
> http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/mailissa.html
>
> McAfee
> http://vil.mcafee.com/vil/vm10120.asp
>
> If you use Outlook(and possibly other email programs,) it
> will send a message to the top 50 people on your list.
> It will not erase your hard drive, it is basically harmless,
> and is designed to shut down email servers
>
> HOW IT WORKS:
> =============
> Copied from the US Dept of Energy Computer Incident
> Advisory Committee
>
> 1. If you receive an e-mail with the following subject
> and body, DO NOT OPEN the attachment.
>
>   Subject: Important Message From   (someone you know)
>
>   Body: Here is that document you asked for ...
>   don't show anyone else
>
> 2. Make sure the sender is someone you know and then ask
> them if they really sent you the attachment before opening it.
>
> 3. If they did not send it, DO NOT open the attachment and
> contact your computer security manager. The most common
> name for the attached file is   "list1.doc"
> but that name can change.
>
> NOTE: If you forward this message to friends, make sure
> you include all of the information above, including the
> URLS of the verifying sources so your friend will know
> that this is real.