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Old 18th September 2001 | 13:45
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lame
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Exclamation Possible New Virus??????

Have received the following email warning from a normally reliable source in the USA, NOT sure if it is true or a hoax, nothing yet on McAfee?

BE CAREFUL..........

Big trouble
Message-ID: <005501c13ef4$0f5733c0$ea563604@tiny>


> TO EVERYONE---
>
>
>
> BIGGGG TROUBLE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> DO NOT OPEN "NEW PICTURES OF FAMILY" It is a virus that will erase
your
> whole "C" drive. It will come to you in the form of an
> E-Mail from a familiar person. I repeat a friend sent it to me,
but
> called and warned me before I opened it. He was not so lucky and now
he
> can't
> even start his computer!
>
> Forward this to everyone in your address book. I would rather
receive
> this
> 25 times than not at all. If you receive an email called "FAMILY
> PICTURES,"
> do not open it. Delete it right away! This virus removes all
dynamic
> link
> libraries (.dll files) from your computer.
>
>

Best regards,

"lame"