Re: Virus warning

[Mitch Parks <mitch@mochaoflove.org>]

Sorry to disappoint, but this is another hoax. Check out:

http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/hoaxes/budweiserfrogs.html
or
http://www.antivirus.com/trendsetter/customer/ts0599customer.htm
or
http://vil.mcafee.com/dispVirus.asp?virus_k=10579&

-Mitch

On Mon, 17 Sep 2001, Bill London wrote:

> Here's a warning from WSU of computer virus now coming round....
> 
> >
> > >>> > >
> > >>> > > READ IMMEDIATELY AND PASS ON TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW
> > >>> > >  Someone is sending out a very cute screensaver 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. 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 that this
> > >>> > > is a very dangerous virus and that  there is NO remedy for it at this
> > >>> > > time.
> > >>> > >
>