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>Date: Wed, 1 Dec 1999 09:15:44 -0500 >From: Internet Direct Announcements <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: EMAIL VIRUS WARNING : Do NOT Open or read "links.vbx" attachment >To: undisclosed-recipients:; > >Emergency System Message: December 1, 1999 >--------------------------------------------------------------- > >EMAIL VIRUS WARNING : Do NOT Open or read "links.vbx" >attachment > >Please be advised that should you receive an email from >anyone with the attachment LINKS.VBS please DO NOT open >this email attachment. DELETE it immediately. > >VBS.Freelink is a worm that will work under Windows and >affects MS Outlook users. It automatically sends an >email with an attachment of itself to everyone in your >contact list, similar to the Melissa virus. The Subject: >line says “Check this”. In the body of the message it >says “Have fun with these links. Bye.” > >Please see: >http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/vbs.freelink.html >for details on this virus and the way to clean it from your >system if you have contracted it. Once again, Internet Direct >encourages all customers to use extreme caution when dealing >with unsolicited attachments. Please note that our staff have >been instructed never to send attachments to customers without >fully explaining their use and purpose. If you receive an >attachment from any staff member without details on running >it, please notify us at: [log in to unmask] If you receive an >unsolicited attachment from a stranger, delete it. If you >receive an unsolicited attachment from a friend, contact them >and ensure that they know that they sent it, what it is for, >and whether or not they have run anti-virus software on it >before passing it along. >--------------------------------------------------------------- janet paterson 52 now / 41 dx / 37 onset e-mail - [log in to unmask] web-site - http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Village/6263/