The following is a messsage I sent to my users regarding these virus warning hoaxes. This one is about the "Guts to say Jesus" hoax. Compare it with the
WOBBLER hoax (included at the end) in regards to the characteristics listed just below. Note how many nested levels this has and imagine how many others got this in the other "branches" of the pyrimid type hoax. This is only one branch.
-------------- my user message on hoaxes---------------------------------
This is a hoax. See :
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/jesus-hoax.html
and
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/hoax.html
The way to recognize a hoax is by the characteristics it has in common with nearly all other email warning hoaxes:
1) Dire warning about dangerous virus (usually having no cure yet)
2) Caution not to open it, but to delete it immediately
3) "Quotes" some reputable source as having issued the warning
4) Strongly suggests that you send the message to EVERYONE in your address
book
The object of the hoax is to get you to waste your time reading it and sending it along, the system's time in forwarding it to everyone you sent it to, all the recipients' time in reading and sending .... , and all the administrators' time in debunking the hoax. It can also cause problems for some systems that cannot handle nested messages (forwarded messages) which are nested too deep (forwarded too many times). Note that a true virus warning NEVER asks you to forward it to everyone in your address book.
-----Original Message-----
From: "Steve Millard" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, October 16, 2000 5:59 PM
To: Mologne, Mary
Subject: Fwd: Fw: NEW, POWERFUL VIRUS...BEWARE!!!]]
Just passing on this warning.
Steve
-----Original Message-----
Date: 10/16/2000 01:35 pm -0500 (Monday)
From: "terriihc" <[log in to unmask]>
To: AHAP.SMTP("[log in to unmask]","[log in to unmask]","rubel@mi
cron.net")
Subject: Fw: NEW, POWERFUL VIRUS...BEWARE!!!]]
----- Original Message -----
From: BETTY MAGUIRE <[log in to unmask]>
To: Vicki Almann <[log in to unmask]>; Tracy Warren <[log in to unmask]>; Ted
Kunz <[log in to unmask]>; Suzie Hanks <[log in to unmask]>; Susan Riley
<[log in to unmask]>; Steven Allert <[log in to unmask]>; Ruth Howard
<[log in to unmask]>; Rosie Tejeda <[log in to unmask]>; Roseann
Steen <[log in to unmask]>; <[log in to unmask]>; <[log in to unmask]>;
Phyllis Meinhardt <[log in to unmask]>; Peggy Dwyer <[log in to unmask]>;
Pam Fonshill <[log in to unmask]>; Nancy Marshall
<[log in to unmask]>; NAMI Boise <[log in to unmask]>;
Molly <[log in to unmask]>; Mary Rogowski <[log in to unmask]>; Mary Robertson
<[log in to unmask]>; Mary Rawlings <[log in to unmask]>; Lynn Keller
<[log in to unmask]>; <[log in to unmask]>; Larry Weeks
<[log in to unmask]>; Kathy Tidwell <[log in to unmask]>; Kathy Carney
<[log in to unmask]
Sent: Monday, October 16, 2000 11:26 AM
Subject: Fw: NEW, POWERFUL VIRUS...BEWARE!!!]]
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ned & Robin Bowler <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2000 4:38 PM
> Subject: Fw: NEW, POWERFUL VIRUS...BEWARE!!!]]
>
>
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Bill Bowler <[log in to unmask]>
> > Date: Saturday, October 14, 2000 9:52 AM
> > Subject: NEW, POWERFUL VIRUS...BEWARE!!!]]
> >
> >
> > >
> > >---------------
> > >> > >
> > >> > > PASS THIS ON TO ANYONE YOU HAVE AN E-MAIL ADDRESS FOR.
> > >> > > If you receive an email titled "It Takes Guts to Say Jesus"
> > >> > > DO NOT OPEN IT. It will erase everything on your hard drive.
> > >> > > 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.
> > >> >
> > >> > > Pass this warning along to EVERYONE in your address book
> > >> > > and please share it with all your online friends ASAP so that
this
> > >> > > threat
> > >> > > may be stopped!!
> > >> > >
> > >> > > Please practice cautionary measures and tell anyone that may have
> > >> > > access
> > >> > > to your computer. Forward this warning to everyone that might
> > >access
> > >> > > the
> > >> > > Internet.
> > >> > >
> > >> > > Joyce L. Bober
> > >> > > IBM Information Systems
> > >> > > Pittsburgh Mailing Systems
> > >> > > 412/922-8744
> > >> > > 412/937-1730 Fax
> > >> > > KTSM TV
> > >> > > EL PASO, TX.
> > >> > > 915-532-5421
> > >> >
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> -
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
>
-------------- end of my user message on hoaxes---------------------------------
>>> Winship <[log in to unmask]> 10/26 8:42 AM >>>
Just a quick check before I check further; doesn't anyone know whether
this warning, sent to one of my lists this morning, is legit or not?
Douglas
> Just received this from a colleague:
>
> Subject: URGENT WARNING FROM MICROSOFT
>
> 1. There is a new virus - WOBBLER. It will arrive on e-mail title
> 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.
>
> 2. 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 to as many people
> as you can. This is a new, very malicious virus and not many people know
> about it.
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