virus

["Matthew Dooher" <matthew.dooher@domain.elided>]

As you can see the last virus warning on the digest was a hoax. This is a
copy of the information from Symantec on a very similar hoax.

Please don't forward virus warnings ever. All people that have registered
software will get the warnings direct from that company anyway.

BUGGLST Hoax
VirusName:	BUGGLST Hoax
Aliases:	Bug's Life
Infection Length:	Hoax
Area of Infection:	Hoax
Likelihood:	Hoax
Region Reported:	Email
Characteristics:	Hoax
Target Platform:	Hoax
Target Date:	Hoax

Description:
This information is a hoax and should be ignored.
Sample of hoax message:
Someone is sending out a very desirable screen-saver, a Bug's Life -
"BUGGLST.ZIP". 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 THIS UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES!!!
IT JUST WENT INTO circulation yesterday, as far as we know. Please
distribute/inform 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.
Sample of another hoax message::
Someone is sending out a very desirable screen-saver, a Bug's Life -
"BUGGLST.ZIP". 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 THIS UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES!!! IT JUST WENT INTO
circulation yesterday, as far as we know. 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. Also do not open or even look
at any mail that says "RETURNED" OR "UNABLE TO DELIVER". This virus will
attach itself to your computer components and render them useless.
Immediately delete mail items that say this. AOL has said that this is a
very dangerous virus and that there is NO remedy for it at this time.
Please ignore any messages regarding this supposed "hoax" and do not pass on
any messages regarding it. Passing on messages about this hoax serves only
to further propagate it.
Write-up by: Motoaki Yamamura
April 22, 1999

Matthew Dooher
Department of Zoology
University of Otago
Dunedin, New Zealand
Phone	+64 3 479 7968
Fax	+64 3 479 7584
Matthew.dooher@domain.elided

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