[Ravensfort] Ya Think? (Hand slaps head) Oh wow!

Charley Atchley Charley at lcc.net
Wed May 30 23:04:43 PDT 2001


I found this little gem about a virus hoax on Symantec's web site.

http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/woodenhorse-hoax.html

Now call me stupid, but I'll bet this one wasn't much of a problem for most
of the computing public.

Athaulf

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TROJAN HORSE WARNING
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WARNING! WARNING! WARNING!
IF YOU RECEIVE A GIFT IN THE SHAPE OF A LARGE WOODEN HORSE DO NOT DOWNLOAD
IT!!!! It is EXTREMELY DESTRUCTIVE and will overwrite your ENTIRE CITY!!
The "gift" is disguised as a large wooden horse about two stories tall. It
tends to show up outside the city gates and appears to be abandoned. DO NOT
let it through the gates! It contains hardware that is incompatible with
Trojan programming, including a crowd of heavily armed Greek warriors that
will destroy your army, sack your town, and kill your women and children. If
you have already received such a gift, DO NOT OPEN IT! Take it back out of
the city unopened and set fire to it by the beach.
FORWARD THIS MESSAGE TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW!


Please ignore any messages regarding this hoax and do not pass on messages.
Passing on messages about the hoax only serves to further propagate it.





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