[vsnet-obs 28766] Fw: Virus warning

Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 18:51:52 +1000

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From: "Peter Nelson" <pnelson@dcsi.net.au>

Subject: [vsnet-obs 28766] Fw: Virus warning

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Dangerous New Virus

If you receive an e-mail titled "Lets watch TV" DO NOT OPEN IT.
It will erase everything on your hard drive. This information
Was announced yesterday morning from IBM; AOL states that
"KALI" is A very dangerous virus, much worse than"Melissa,"
and that there Is NO remedy for it at this time. Some very
sick individual has succeeded in using the reformat function
from Norton Utilities causing it to completely erase all
documents on the hard drive. It has been designed to work with
Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer.
It destroys Macintosh and IBM compatible computers. This is a
new, very malicious virus And not many people know about it.
Pass this warning along to EVERYONE in Your Address book and
please share it with all your online friends ASAP so That this
threat may be stopped. Please practice cautionary measures and
tell anyone that may have access to your computer.

Richard

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