Yea its real, but if you don't use Microsofts Visual Basic you shouldn't
be affected (and who doesn't use Word or Excel). Or if you use a Mac.
Larry
>>>>On 10/8/99 8:10 PM so and so (JustBrits@aol.com) said. (And I quote:)
>Folks, checked it out myself on the Univ of Mich site. It is real. Here's
>the UM site (direct):
>
>University of Michigan Virus Busters....
>http://www.itd.umich.edu/~wwwitd/virus-busters/
>
>and another check point:
>
>http://www.datafellows.com/v-descs/freelink.htm
>
>In a message dated 10/07/1999 7:29:49 PM Central Daylight Time, Cybrat01
>writes:
>
><< orwarded Message:
> Subj: [virus-alert] VBS/Freelink Discovered in July now on AVERT Watch
>List, Medium Risk
> Date: 10/06/1999 6:14:21 PM Central Daylight Time
> From: AVERT_ALERT@NAI.com (AVERT ALERT)
> Sender: owner-virus-alert@lists.nai.com
> Reply-to: owner-virus-alert@lists.nai.com
> To: virus-alert@lists.nai.com ('virus-alert@lists.nai.com')
>
> AVERT would like to inform you that it has placed VBS/Freelink, a VB Script
> infector, on the AVERT Watch List. It was discovered in July and there has
> been a significant number of reports from NAI customers over the past two
> weeks.
>
> For more information, product update data, and recommendations please click
> the URL below.
>
> The virus has no destructive payload and can only go to HIGH if the
> prevalence gets to "Outbreak" status.
>
> http://vil.nai.com/vil/vbs10225.asp
>
> Regards,
>
> AVERT
> >>
Larry Macy
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Larry B. Macy, Ph.D.
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System Manager/Administrator
Neuropsychiatry Section
Department of Psychiatry
University of Pennsylvania
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