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Good Times

This hoax has been circulating since 1995 and has spawned a few variants. The following is full text of one such email:

Here is some important information. Beware of a file called Goodtimes.

Happy Chanukah everyone, and be careful out there. There is a virus on America Online being sent by E-Mail. If you get anything called "Good Times", DON'T read it or download it. It is a virus that will erase your hard drive. Forward this to all your friends. It may help them a lot.

A later variant added a claim that the FCC was issuing a warning.

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