[Fwd: ATENTION !!!!!!!virus] --- A WELL KNOWN HOAX

Jerry Feldman gaf at zk3.dec.com
Thu Nov 21 08:29:03 EST 1996


Please disregard the information received regarding the "Good Times" virus. 
This is a hoax that has been perpetuated on the Internet for 3 or 4 years now. 
Please do not send this around. You will just be wasting bandwidth.
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> WARNING !!!!!  URGENT !!!!!  WARNING !!!!!
> 
> COPY AND PASS THIS WARNING ON TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW -- DO IT NOW !!!!!
> 
> A new, ultra-dangerous computer virus exists, which will permanently
> destroy your HARD DRIVE.  Do NOT -- repeat -- do NOT download and do not
> even READ anything if the "Subject" or "Re" lines include the word "Good"
> -- specifically: "Good News" or "Good Times."
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