Fw: Virus Alert

[Peter D. Hipson]

Not only off-topic, but totally bogus. 

Always go to http://www.symantec.com/avcenter and search for the virus
BEFOR posting something like this!

Look at the >>>>>> on the message, this doggie has been forwarded *six*
times already. Here is the writeup on this one:

WOBBLER Virus Hoax
VirusName: WOBBLER Virus Hoax 
Aliases: none 
Known Variants: Hoax 
Infection Length: Hoax 
Area of Infection: Hoax 
Likelihood: Hoax 
Region Reported: email 
Keys: Hoax 


Description: 
This information is a hoax and should be ignored.

Sample of hoax message:

Dear All, 

For your reference, take necessary precautions. If you receive an email
with a file called California, do not open the file. The file contains
WOBBLER virus. 

WARNING 

This information was announced yesterday morning from IBM; AOL states that
this 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. 

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


At 08:07 PM 6/21/99 -0400, you wrote:
>      -----Original Message-----
>From:  <rofir at home.com>
>To:
><alexz at home.
>
>
>
>
>>>>>>& Evelyn BartonWe  have been informed of a new virus - WOBBLER.
>>>>>> It will  arrive on e-mail titled CALIFORNIA
>>>>>>IBM and AOL have  announced that it is very powerful, more so 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.
>>>>>bartonjk at cadvision.com

Thanks, 
        Peter Hipson (founder, NEHOG)
        1995 White NA Hummer Wagon