WARNING vIRuS!

[Adamsc]

On Sat, 31 Aug 1996 11:21:05 -0500, kickboxer wrote:

>        There is a new and VERY dangerous virus called the HAZ-MAT virus!
>it fucks up the sectors on your hd, and really messes up the partition
>tables.  It does this once a week, picking a random time to do it.  99.9% of
>virus scanners and other antivirus programs will not recognize it, for it is
>a totally new strain, using a never before seen code.... Be warned!  The
>HAZ-MAT virus usually resides in JPG, and GIF files... once the files are
>viewed, the virus takes effect.
>scan all images upon download!
As soon as you said that, it's obvious it's a hoax.  The first law of computer
viruses: You have to run a program to get one.  JPG and GIF files are *never*
executed.  There is no possible way for you to get a virus from one.

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