Guest guest Posted February 12, 2002 Report Share Posted February 12, 2002 Hey guys, wanted to pass this on ( just in case ) . Was sent to me by my editor ( I write a column for her ) Yours and His, Deonia > 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 maybe stopped. Please > practice cautionary measures and tell anyone that may have access to your > computer. Forward this warning to everyone that you know that might access > the Internet. > > LYN ZITTEL, OWNER > DOCKSIDE PUBLICATIONS, INC. > PENSACOLA, FLORIDA > 850-479-3305 > WWW.DOCKSIDEPUBLICATIONS.COM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2002 Report Share Posted February 12, 2002 Hi Deonia, Thanks for the warning but don't worry, it's just another hoax, here's the link to urban legends: http://www.snopes2.com/ Look for it by doing a search for computer virus's.... actually, this one's been around since '99, it's not a virus, you're safe! Thanks for keeping us safe too! Hugs, Marilyn BubblesWithStyle wrote: > Hey guys, wanted to pass this on ( just in case ) . Was sent to me by my > editor ( I write a column for her ) Yours and His, Deonia > > > 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 maybe stopped. Please > > practice cautionary measures and tell anyone that may have access to your > > computer. Forward this warning to everyone that you know that might access > > the Internet. > > > > LYN ZITTEL, OWNER > > DOCKSIDE PUBLICATIONS, INC. > > PENSACOLA, FLORIDA > > 850-479-3305 > > WWW.DOCKSIDEPUBLICATIONS.COM > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2002 Report Share Posted February 12, 2002 In a message dated 02/12/2002 9:04:12 PM Central Standard Time, missy writes: > ..........Then just delete the email from your mailbox............... To the list: Sorry about the bother. I'll refrain from trying to warn anyone in the future and just delete it from my email. deonia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 13, 2002 Report Share Posted February 13, 2002 Deonia This is the response from Symantec in relation to this " virus " : Symantec Security Response - Guts to Say Jesus Hoax This is not a virus; it is a hoax, and it should be ignored. Sample of hoax message: WARNING If you receive an email titled It Takes Guts to Say Jesus, DO .... http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/ jesus-hoax.html - 10.8KB - United States Guys If you get these type of things, please do the following: 1. Take a calm breathe 2. Read the email - does it sound a little too much for a virus to do? 3. Look at Web Sites like Symantec's to see if it is a legitimate virus, trojan, etc. If it is: notify the person who sent it too you, and notify your friends. 4. If the answer to the above question is no, contact the person who emailed you to say that it is a hoax, to please not follow any instructions in the email. Then just delete the email from your mailbox. 5. You have just saved a lot of unnecessary traffic about this issue and if it is a hoax, you have just prevented it from further pollution on the internet. Missy - BubblesWithStyle Wednesday, February 13, 2002 6:02 AM Fwd: VIRUS WARNING FROM Deonia Hey guys, wanted to pass this on ( just in case ) . Was sent to me by my editor ( I write a column for her ) Yours and His, Deonia > 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 maybe stopped. Please > practice cautionary measures and tell anyone that may have access to your > computer. Forward this warning to everyone that you know that might access > the Internet. > > LYN ZITTEL, OWNER > DOCKSIDE PUBLICATIONS, INC. > PENSACOLA, FLORIDA > 850-479-3305 > WWW.DOCKSIDEPUBLICATIONS.COM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 13, 2002 Report Share Posted February 13, 2002 In a message dated 02/12/2002 11:28:18 PM Central Standard Time, menicholson7 writes: > > Deonia, > > I appreciated the warning..... thanks, hon! > > Thanks Marilyn, funny how such minute things bother some people. D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 13, 2002 Report Share Posted February 13, 2002 Sorry listbuds, i intended that last post to go private. Deonia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 13, 2002 Report Share Posted February 13, 2002 Deonia, I appreciated the warning..... thanks, hon! Hugs, Marilyn BubblesWithStyle wrote: > In a message dated 02/12/2002 9:04:12 PM Central Standard Time, > missy writes: > > > ..........Then just delete the email from your mailbox............... > > To the list: Sorry about the bother. I'll refrain from trying to warn anyone > in the future and just delete it from my email. deonia > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.