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Re: !!! DEADLY NEW VIRUS !!!

#722587
From: Rick Stricker
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2000 00:00
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Not even.  It's a parody and is clearly labeled as such.

It was never meant to be taken seriously.


Leo Verhoeven wrote in message <8bcf2d$cb2@news.rsc1.ing-int>...
>This is of course an extremely horrible........ HOAX!!
>
>Leo.
>
>MoR <freethough...@unbelief.com> wrote in message
>news:GFRB4.20662$Nn6.805030@newsread2.prod.itd.earthlink.net...
>> There is an extremely horrible, deadly new virus that
>> surfaced last night in Singapore.  U.S. Officials say that it
>> could hit the U.S. within 2 weeks.  An email message titled
>> "this is your last warning..." is infected with the most virulent
>> and terrifying computer virus to date.  DO NOT OPEN IT!!
>> If you open this message, it will not only format your hard drive
>> but physically destroy your computer.  YOUR COMPUTER
>> WILL BE RUINED BEYOND REPAIR if you open this message.
>> The virus is able to activate a soft switch (a soft switch is a switch
>that
>> is controlled by software- similar to when people shut down their
computer
>> using Windows and the power physically turns off even though they never
>> pressed the power off button).
>> Anyway, according to IBM and Microsoft officials in last nights press
>> release, this virus activates a soft switch on your motherboard that
>> controls power to your CPU.  It will cause a tremendous power surge that
>> will literally cause your CPU to burn (or explode).  Your computer will
>> literally burn up from the inside.  And not just that, but this virus is
>so
>> horrible, it could cause a CASCADING INVERSE POWER FLUCTUATION, by
sending
>> an electrical signal from your computer and into your primary transistors
>> (that control power into your home), which could literally cause several
>> circuts in your home to burst into flames!  Your appliances, tv's,
radios-
>> anything and everything plugged into your wall outlets COULD LITERALLY
>> EXPLODE!  This could cause a catostrophic fire that could burn your house
>to
>> the ground.  You could lose your home, your car, your spouse, even your
>> children-  ALL FROM OPENING THE EMAIL MESSAGE TITLED "this is your last
>> warning..."
>>
>> PLEASE, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD YOU OPEN IT!
>>
>> You ***M U S T*** send this email to EVERYONE you know.  You must send it
>> everywhere on the internet.  And not just to people you know, but send it
>to
>> people you dont know.  Officials said that the virus could hit the U.S.
by
>> next week.  Therefore we must work EXTRA HARD to send out this message to
>> everyone in the U.S. by next thursday.  200 Million people need to see
>this
>> message by next week.   If you ever needed to do something for humanity-
>to
>> make a difference in the world, this is it.
>>
>>
>>
>> parody copyright 2000, by MoR
>> www.unbelief.com
>>
>>
>
>
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From: "Rick Stricker" <webmaster@[spamblock]web-slingers.com>
Subject: Re: !!! DEADLY NEW VIRUS !!!
Date: 2000/03/23
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