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Forwarded message:
Subj:    Fwd: Virus Alert
Date:    96-03-26 15:30:07 EST
From:    Oishda
To:      A Vocalist
 
From the Desk of:  Oishda
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Tuesday, Mar 26, 1996
 
Hi Folks,
 
     Please note the following information that I recieved this week... I
contacted TOS in regards to this post before sending it out to my mailing
list ... the TOS response follows the post originally recieved .
 
                                             Hugs and Love
 
                                               *-=Oishda=-*
 
In a message dated 96-03-24 22:19:22 EST, KAZ48 writes:
 
<< A new Trojan horse virus has emerged on the internet with the name
PKZIP300.ZIP, so named as to give the impression that this file is a
new version of the PKZIP software used to ZIP (compress) files.  Do
not download this file under any circumstances!  If you install or
expand this file, the virus will wipe your hard disk and affect modems
at 14.4 and higher.
 
This is an extremely destructive virus and there is not yet a way of
cleaning up this one.
 
Repeat:  Do not download any file with the name PKZIP300 -- regardless
of the extension.
 
 >>
 
In a message dated 96-03-24 22:46:37 EST,Oishda wrote:
 
<< can you verify if a file called PKZIP300.zip or .exe is valid or a virus
..I recievec a warning in regards to the file and want to verify if the
warning is true before passing the word along ..Thanks  >>
 
Dear Member,
 
The file in question has been forwarded to the appropriate TOS department.
 Until proven otherwise I would definitely assume that it is indeed a virus.
 
If you have any further questions or comments, please fell free to write.
 
Regards,
Mike
Terms of Service Staff
America Online, Inc
 
 
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Forwarded message:
Subj:    Fwd: Virus Alert
Date:    96-03-24 22:19:22 EST
From:    KAZ48
To:      Oishda
 
 
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Forwarded message:
From:   [log in to unmask] (Bob Zager)
To:     [log in to unmask]
CC:     [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask]
Date: 96-03-22 19:57:43 EST
 
A new Trojan horse virus has emerged on the internet with the name
PKZIP300.ZIP, so named as to give the impression that this file is a
new version of the PKZIP software used to ZIP (compress) files.  Do
not download this file under any circumstances!  If you install or
expand this file, the virus will wipe your hard disk and affect modems
at 14.4 and higher.
 
This is an extremely destructive virus and there is not yet a way of
cleaning up this one.
 
Repeat:  Do not download any file with the name PKZIP300 -- regardless
of the extension.