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ALERT!! NEW VIRUS!!

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Emcee: SteveJerseyShore	Type: Unmoderated

Introduction Compact

There is a new virus - WOBBLER. It will arrive on e-mail titled
> >"CALIFORNIA".
> >
> > IBM and AOL have announced that it is very powerful, moreso than
> >Melissa. There is no remedy. It will eat all your information on the
> >hard drive and also destroys Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet
> >Explorer.
> >
> > Do not open anything with this title and please pass this message on to
> >all your contacts and anyone who uses your e-mail facility. Not many
> >people seem to know about this yet so propagate it as fast as possible.
> >If you receive an e-mail titled "Win A. Holiday" DO NOT open it. It will
> >erase everything on your hard drive.
> >
> > Forward this letter out to as many people as you can. This is a new,
> >very malicious virus and not many people know about it. This
> >information was announce yesterday morning from Microsoft.
>

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Reply	Message Preview	From	Recs	Posted
4	Yes, however it plays into the hands of the mooks that start this stuff though	Patrick Slevin	-	1/2/2000
3	Sunday January 2 2:56 PM ET Computer Associates Warns of More Viruses NEW YORK	Nikita	-	1/2/2000
2	sorry, just trying to help	SteveJerseyShore	-	1/2/2000
1	This "virus" is a hoax. Per the Symantec (Norton antivirus software)	Arcane Lore	-	1/2/2000

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