Serge - I'd fire the 'guru'. Or better yet, send him a couple of viruses to
test his method! ;)
Seriously guys (do we have gals on this list?), this is utter
nonsense - don't waste your time. For a similar hoax, see
http://antivirus.about.com/library/weekly/aa082801b.htm . Here's a hoax
encyclopedia for you, too
http://antivirus.about.com/library/hoaxes/blenhoax.htm .
Michael V. Mitchell
| -----Original Message-----
| From: owner-bricklin@autox.team.net
| [mailto:owner-bricklin@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of serge berube
| Sent: Friday, September 12, 2003 3:32 AM
| To: TTanner620@aol.com; Wasteland 1; Tim Perks; Steph; S.
| Gauthier; Richard.Pharand@standardlife.ca; Nathalie Miljour;
| Mike Tardif; martine berube; mario; karen; John T. Blair;
| I'm: P; High Tech Coatings; glaudiane; Gerard;
| eandk8@netzero.net; dianne; Deals Direct - Weekly; Cecile;
| Carmen; bricklin@autox.team.net; Antoine; Annick Myette
| Subject: Fw: Thought I'd pass this along. Little things we
| don't think about.....can raise hell!!
|
|
| (Pierre is a computer 'guru' at my work....Lynne)
|
| > I learned a computer trick today that's really
| ingenious in it's
| > simplicity. I received it from a friend.
| >
| > As you may know, when/if a worm virus gets into your
| computer it heads
| > straight for your e-mail address book, and sends
| itself to everyone in
| > there, thus infecting all your friends and
| associates. This trick
| > won't keep the virus from getting into your
| computer, but it will stop
| > it from using your address book to spread further,
| and it will alert you
| > to the fact, that the worm has gotten into your system.
| >
| > Here's what you do; first, open your address book
| and click on "new
| > contact",
| > Just as you would do if you were adding a new friend
| to your list of
| > e-mail addresses.
| >
| > In the window where you would type your friend's
| first name, type in
| > AAAAAAA, Also use address AAAAAAA@a.aaa
| >
| > Now, Here's what you've done and why it works: The
| name AAAAAAA will be
| >
| > placed at the top of your address book as entry #1.
| This will be where
| > the worm will start in an effort to send itself to
| all your friends.
| > But, when it tries to send itself to AAAAAAA, it
| will be undeliverable
| > because of the phony e-mail address you entered.
| >
| > If the first attempt fails (which it will because of
| the phony address),
| > the worm goes no further and your friends will not
| be infected.
| >
| > Here's the second great advantage of this method: If
| an e-mail cannot
| > be delivered, you will be notified of this in your
| IN BOX almost
| > immediately. Hence, if you ever get an e-mail
| telling you that an
| > e-mail addressed to AAAAAAA could not be delivered,
| you know right away
| > that you have the worm virus in your system. You can
| then take steps to
| > get rid of it! Pretty slick, huh?
| >
| > If everybody you know does this then you need not
| ever worry about
| > opening
| > mail from friends. Pass this on to all your friends.
|
| Pierre Choiniere
| CFB Kingston
| BCompt / BMSO
| Phone : 541-5010 ext 2206
| Fax : 541-5010 ext 4521
|
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