FW: Virus Warning! (Not a Joke)
Whittaker, Pat 
Mon, 02 Nov 98 10:01:00 M



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From: Slansky, Rick
To: All Users; Isabelle, Denise
Subject: RE: Virus Warning! (Not a Joke)
Date: Monday, 02 November, 1998 10:01AM

From The Symantec AntiVirus Research Center 
(http://www,symantec,com/avcenter/data/win,a,holiday,html)

     Win a Holiday is not a virus. It is a hoax. The "virus" does not exist. 
There is currently no
                 virus that has the characteristics ascribed to "Win a 
Holiday." It is a sham, meant only to
                 panic new or inexperienced computer users. In addition, it 
is a mild variant of the "Join
                 the Crew" hoax (form 4).

     Please ignore any messages regarding this supposed "virus" and do not 
pass on any
                 messages regarding it. Passing on messages about this hoax 
serves only to further
                 propagate it.

Please do not forward virus warnings that you might receive by e-mail. There 
are many of these hoaxes about and you are helping those responsible by 
forwarding their warnings. If you have concerns about a computer virus 
please pass them on to Information Systems. Information Systems will put out 
appropriate warnings for any real viruses that you should be concerned 
about.

 -Rick Slansky


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From:     Isabelle, Denise
Sent:     Monday, November 02, 1998 9:50 AM
To:  All Users
Subject:  FW: Virus Warning! (Not a Joke)
Importance:    High



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From:     Brian Murphy[SMTP:Brian,Murphy*gov,edmonton,ab,ca]
Sent:     Monday, November 02, 1998 9:22 AM
To:  'Carson, Doug'; 'Dad & Mom'; 'Isabelle, Denise'; 'Khean Murphy'
Subject:  FW: Virus Warning! (Not a Joke)
Importance:    High



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> From:  Lois Heller
> Sent:  Monday, November 02, 1998 8:32 AM
> To:  Leverne Harris; Linda Wright; Cliff Berge; Gerry Tracey; David Blair;
> Pat Preshing; Norm Mueske; Marshall Moric
> Subject:  FW: Virus Warning! (Not a Joke)
> Importance:  High
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> From:   Brenda Murray
> Sent:   Friday, October 30, 1998 10:08 AM
> To:     Baron, Richard; Currie, Kathy; Donahue, Connie; Egana, Elsa; 
Fraser,
> Richard; Heller, Lois; Jensen, Susan; Krysa, Jerry; Lantz, Keith; Lok,
> Andy; Neyrinck, Lyell; Osterreicher, Frank; Rommings, Ted; Rossiter,
> Darren; Rustulka, Blaire; Slater, Maureen; Stevens, Carol; Stewart, Liz;
> Weiss, Charlene; Woodward, Pam; Bellerose, Al; Bergland, Jim; Dockril,
> Rob; Hammett, Ron; Herbert, Terry; Larner, Art; Mathewson, Gord; O'Neill,
> Brian; Prokuda, Don; Thomas, Jim; Thorgeirson, Bob; Waas, Henl Van
> Cc:     Wayne Kelly
> Subject:     FW: Virus Warning! (Not a Joke)
> Importance:  High
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> PLEASE TAKE TIME TO READ THIS.!!!
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> From:   Reception 6th Floor
> Sent:   Friday, October 30, 1998 8:31 AM
> To:     Liz Stewart; Kerine Aransevia; Maureen Berbenak; Sherilyn
> Sonnenberg; Kris Stevens; Merle Forseth; Melanie Bannister; Murray, Brenda
> Subject:     FW: Virus Warning! (Not a Joke)
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> Warning
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> 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 announced yesterday morning
> from Microsoft, please share it again pass this along to everyone in your
> address book so that
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