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VIRUS ALERT
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22 > I'll repeat - you cannot get a virus from opening and reading your e-Fridrik Skulason-9/22/1998
21 As far as the anti-virus community is concerned, the Budweiser frogs are a hoaxFridrik Skulason-9/22/1998
20 Thanks Jerry, but I will do a bit more checking into it as I considered my sourtide-9/22/1998
19 Tide Sorry Tide - this is definitely a hoax. For one thing, Microsoft or AOL hjERRY Ö¿Ö-9/22/1998
18 A virus alert from another thread. Definitely not a hoax! Message 5805574 tidtide-9/22/1998
17 I'll repeat - you cannot get a virus from opening and reading your e-mail. jERRY Ö¿Ö-8/21/1998
16 > As for e-mail virus's, it is simply not possible to get one by openingFridrik Skulason-8/21/1998
15 To all - Just saw on news, NBC,I believe, that new virus out. This apparently tide-7/29/1998
14 This was just released at 2:27 pm, 6/25/98.....I know nothing about it, it is zonkie-6/25/1998
13 Computer virus's are a popular subject as most people don't know very mjERRY Ö¿Ö-6/14/1998
12 Here are a few more posts on virus hoaxes. Every few months these discussions Patrick Slevin-6/14/1998
11 James, I don't know how common it is to pick up something off the net. I Crocodile-6/13/1998
10 I really don't know a lot about it, i did read a few of the inks from the zonkie-6/13/1998
9 Phil, Thanks for the URL on the hoaxes. Are you aware of any real virus threatmiraje-6/13/1998
8 many people get overly paranoid of this sort of thing: icq.comzonkie-6/12/1998
7 here is a webpage that mentions almost all of the same hoaxes you have mentiozonkie-6/12/1998
6 Daniel, Thanks for the info. Regards, JB miraje-6/12/1998
5 Ok, since I have time I will post more about viruses. The only thing I woDaniel Miller-6/11/1998
4 Ok... time for the real scoop on viruses. I have delt with fighting viruses oDaniel Miller-6/11/1998
3 Croc, I had assumed that the frogs were pretty harmless. The lizards, however,miraje-6/11/1998
2 James, I just finished reloading my software after a major hard drive meltdownCrocodile-6/11/1998
1 A friend sent me the following today: DANGER!!! VIRUS ALERT!!! FOUR NEW PROmiraje-6/11/1998
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