---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Fri, 7 Mar 1997 15:16:57 -0500 (EST)
From: (name witheld)
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Good Times!
 
Thanks to Microsoft and the *Really Smart* people who use their software,
our old favorite, the Good Times virus, has come to life!
 
-Tad
 
 Article: 6622 of git.announce
 Subject: Email Virus Warning
 Date: 28 Feb 1997 09:23:15 -0500
 Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology
 
 ****EMAIL VIRUS WARNING****
 [From the WREK News Department]
 
        The McAfee Corporation has detected the first-of-its-kind computer virus that
is passed thru
 email, called "ShareFun". Here is the basics:
 
 1) An email account recieves an email with the subject "You have GOT to read th
is!"
 2) The virus in this email attaches itself to either MS Word (version 6 or 7) o
r MS Mail
 3) The virus is active the next time your open MS Word or MS Mail and spreads t
o all docments
     and emails in that computer
 4) Currently, McAfee has found data or computer damage caused by this virus, bu
t students and staff
     should take precautions.
 
 For more information, here are three sources you can follow:
 
 1) WREK News, Monday-Friday at 5pm [WREK News Review at 5pm on Monday]
 2) The Atlanta Business Chronicle (Who tipped me off about the story)
 3) The McAfee Corporation Press release @ http://www.mcafee.com/corp/press/0224
97.html
 
 Rahul Bali
 WREK News Director
 "Hey, who else was going to tell you?" :)
 
--
 
 
*** I sincerely DOUBT that this information is bogus. The guy who brought
me the news is a good friend who happens to be a Computer Science major at
Georgia Tech. Please take heed to this warning! Granted, normal text email
is incapable of passing viruses. New "internet connectivity" of certain
programs such as Microsoft Word and even some email client software can
readily download viruses without your concent or knowledge.
    The paranoia about the first GOOD TIMES hoax motivated someone to make
it real...
 
-Drew
 
-I AM *NOT* SHI**ING YOU!
       ^^^