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True, not a hoax, but a fairly old virus. Reasonably harmless - doesn't erase your hard drive - but does propagate itself by sending emails to people in your address book, subject header: C:\CoolProgs\Pretty Park.exe and the PrettyPark.exe file as an attachment. As long as you _never_ open an attachment which ends in .exe you should be safe. Eileen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Camilla Flintermann" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, January 22, 2001 4:12 PM Subject: Virus Alert--this is for real > Friends-- I also verified this--it is a TRUE warning, NOT A HOAX. > > > > >Subject: Fw: Virus note > > > >I received this message today. Verified at > >http://www.datafellows.com/news/hoax.htm > >Sharon Ciri > > > > > > > >> DO NOT OPEN "PRETTY PARK." It is a virus that will erase your whole > >"C" drive. It will come to you in the form of an e-mail from a > >familiar > >person. I repeat, DO NOT OPEN. DELETE RIGHT AWAY. It gets into your > >address book. A "friend" sent it to me, but called & warned me before > >I opened it. She was not so lucky and now she can't even start her > >computer! > > > >Forward this to everyone in your address book. I would rather receive > >this warning 25 times than not receive it once! > > > >A full description can be found here: > >http://www.datafellows.com/v-descs/prettyp.shtml > >Arnold > > > > > >> DO NOT OPEN "PRETTY PARK." It is a virus that will erase your whole > >"C" drive. It will come to you in the form of an e-mail from a > >familiar > >person. I repeat, DO NOT OPEN. DELETE RIGHT AWAY. It gets into your > >address book. A "friend" sent it to me, but called & warned me before > >I opened it. She was not so lucky and now she can't even start her > >computer! > > > >Forward this to everyone in your address book. I would rather receive > >this warning 25 times than not receive it once! > >_______________________________ > > > >To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > >[log in to unmask] > > > > Camilla Flintermann, CG for Peter 82/70/55 > Oxford, Ohio > <[log in to unmask]> > > on the web at http://members.tripod.lycos.nl/genugten/flinterm.htm > and also at http://www.geocities.com/camillahf/index.html > > "Ask me about the CARE list for Caregivers of Parkinsonians ! " > And visit the CARE webring at > http://www.crosswinds.net/~caregivers/index.html >