[Internet Virus Warning (fwd)]

[Alun Hughes]

No, it's a well-known hoax, perpetrated as a publicity
stunt by Penguin Books. No such virus exists.

Alun

At 14:22 14/11/96 +0000, you wrote:
>From: Dan Hitchin <dhitchen at basilica-computing.co.uk>
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>WARNING!
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>For your Information:
>There is a computer virus that is being sent across the Internet.
>If you receive an email message with the subject line "Irina", DO NOT read
>the message, DELETE it immediately.
>Some miscreant is sending email and files under the title "Irina".  If you
>receive this file, do not download it.  It has a virus that rewrites your
>hard drive, obliterating anything on it.  Please be careful and forward this
>mail to anyone you care about.
>Hope this is of use.
>Dan Hitchen
>Basilica Computing
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>
>The above appears to be a genuine warning which I am forwarding for
>information.
>
>- Mike Godwin
>