My apologies, FJJP. I spend a sufficient amount of time receiving and replying to these that my irritation got the better of me - I was overly harsh.
The fact is, these things are extremely easy to check - even with no knowledge.
Try a Google search for "It takes gust to say Jesus" and virus. <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=+virus+%22It+Takes+Guts+to+Say+Jesus%22" target="_blank">Here</a> for example. You'll see that the whole page is full of URL's to pages telling you it is a hoax.
Look at the message - and then look at a <a href="http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w97m.melissa.v.html" target="_blank">real virus advisory</a>. Notice how vague this supposed warning is? The lack of URLs referencing any of it's claims? You'd think that they would at least link to the the information supposedly "announced" by IBM. You could look for the "announcement" too.
If you do understand a bit about computers, think about what the message says. It uses Norton Utilities to format the hard disk, but kills Macs too. People will have heard of that, IBM, Netscape etc., but does it sound realistic?? Why is IBM announcing it anyway?
Spotting these things isn't rocket science - honestly - and that is what is frustrating...
Regards, and apologies,
Evo.