Baka Virus from Japan alert!

[John Lindsey]

Rumor has it that there is a "stupid" virus going around. It is only a text message and not a real virus.

What you get is an email that says:
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You have just received the "Baka Virus" from Japan

We no have any programming experience with computer system and too lazy to make time. So we make good virus that work on the friendly honorable system. Please be friend and follow these instructions so we can become famous and get on CNN:

Please delete all the files on your hard drive, then manually forward this virus to everyone on your mailing list. Oh wait..maybe send message before deleting all files.

Thanks for your cooperation

[Paul Mathews]

I got that virus but it was reportedly constructed by Aggies. I wonder who stole it from whom?

Paul

[Tetsutaka]

http://www.debsfunpages.com/polish.htm

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Houston Haynes

[Neil Hawkins]

I t first appeared, in the wake of the "Love Bug" as a unix variant (most virii don't have any effect on unix) and has since spawned many clones.

Nearly all modern virii (and ALL email virii) require some interaction from foolish users, so like the others this could be devastating!! I'd better do a backup just in case, I hope there isn't one that says throw away all disks, CD's and tapes from your office. :)

Neil

[ghp]

Chikusho! Teme konoyarrrrrro! Kao o aratte dashite-koi!

Rats! There goes my hard drive!!!!! :smilejapa:

--Guy

[John Lindsey]

BUMP

[Kevin G]

Looks like I got hit with the new worm today, it attacks Windows XP and NT. Microsoft has a patch available for it, which I'm downloading now. I'll be lucky to get the whole thing before I get automatically rebooted!