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#131221 - 08/22/05 11:15 AM virus? ..
tony mads usa Offline
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Registered: 01/16/02
Posts: 14376
Loc: East Greenwich RI USA
I don't know if this is true, old, or what, but I thought I would pass it along ... isn't there a web site to check this stuff out?
t.
READ IMMEDIATELY AND PASS ON TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW !

Someone is sending out a very cute screensaver of the Budweiser Frogs.

If you download it, you will lose everything! Your hard drive will crash
and someone from the Internet will get your screen name and password!

DO NOT DOWNLOAD IT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES!

It just went into circulation.

Please distribute this message. This is a new, very malicious virus and
not many people know about it. This information was announced yesterday
morning from Microsoft. Please share it with everyone that might access
the Internet.

Once again, Pass This Along To EVERYONE in your address book so that
this may be stopped. AOL has said that this is a very dangerous virus
and that there is NO remedy for it at this time.

This is VERY important. If you receive a screen saver from a friend or
anyone you may not know with the Budweiser Frogs in it, DO NOT DOWNLOAD
IT OR OPEN THE FILE!

Press the forward button on your email program and send this notice to
EVERYONE you know. Let's keep our email safe for everyone.
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#131222 - 08/22/05 11:18 AM Re: virus? ..
DonM Offline
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Registered: 06/25/99
Posts: 16735
Loc: Benton, LA, USA
Just a typical old hoax.
These things were designed to build mailing lists for spam. Everybody circulates them and then they are later intercepted with all those juicy email addresses on them.
DonM


[This message has been edited by DonM (edited 08-22-2005).]
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#131223 - 08/22/05 12:10 PM Re: virus? ..
Roel Offline
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Registered: 06/24/99
Posts: 1232
DonM is right !

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#131224 - 08/22/05 12:27 PM Re: virus? ..
Stephenm52 Offline
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Registered: 04/13/05
Posts: 5126
Loc: USA
Tony:

Here's the link to a great site that posts hoaxes. I use it any time I get a suspicious sounding e-mail that talks about viruses.
http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/

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#131225 - 08/22/05 12:37 PM Re: virus? ..
tony mads usa Offline
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Registered: 01/16/02
Posts: 14376
Loc: East Greenwich RI USA
Quote:
Originally posted by Stephenm52:
Tony:

Here's the link to a great site that posts hoaxes. I use it any time I get a suspicious sounding e-mail that talks about viruses.
http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/
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... that's the one ...thnx, Steve ....
t.
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