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Vigo Examiner
A hoax. The text of one such email follows:
----- Original Message -----
From:
To:
Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2000 1:19 AM
Subject: EXTRA! Vigo Examiner Virus Alert
> Vigo Examiner Virus Alert
>
> As you may know, the Vigo Examiner does not publish many
> virus alerts because the vast majority are hoaxes. This one
> is not.
>
> If you have open or displayed the "Democrat Seal" featuring
> a crying baby, you have received the virus. If you have
> forwarded the graphic, you have forwarded the virus.
>
> What to do:
> Shut your system down immediately. Call your downstream
> victims and tell them. Take your computer to a computer
> repair shop, where they can remove the C: drive and mount it
> in another system where the files will not execute
> automatically. There it can be safely cleansed with a virus
> scanner that has not been compromised.
>
> Emphasis:
> If your virus scanner tells you you have a virus, DO NOT
> continue to run, expecting your virus scanner to remove it.
> SHUT IT DOWN.
>
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>
>
Remember, hoaxes cost companies - and people - time and money. Please do not forward them to others.
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