From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Mar 31 01:50:57 1995 Return-Path: questions-owner Received: (from majordom@localhost) by freefall.cdrom.com (8.6.10/8.6.6) id BAA10705 for questions-outgoing; Fri, 31 Mar 1995 01:50:57 -0800 Received: from news.iadfw.net (jbryant@news.iadfw.net [204.178.72.99]) by freefall.cdrom.com (8.6.10/8.6.6) with ESMTP id BAA10699 for ; Fri, 31 Mar 1995 01:50:54 -0800 Received: from localhost (jbryant@localhost) by news.iadfw.net (8.6.5/8.6.6) id DAA20604; Fri, 31 Mar 1995 03:50:32 -0600 From: Jim Bryant Message-Id: <199503310950.DAA20604@news.iadfw.net> Subject: Re: virus alert... (fwd) To: evivar@eniac.rhon.itam.mx (Enrique Sanchez Vivar) Date: Fri, 31 Mar 1995 03:50:31 -0600 (CST) Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org In-Reply-To: from "Enrique Sanchez Vivar" at Mar 27, 95 03:53:50 pm X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL23] Content-Type: text Content-Length: 4902 Sender: questions-owner@FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk I just noticed this being on the mailing list... If I recall correctly, THIS IS A HOAX. I cannot remember exactly where I read about this, but I distinctly remember it to be a hoax. Can anyone back me up? I'll try to remember just where I read this, and if possible post the hoax announcement. If anyone has the annonucement proclaiming this to be a hoax, please feel free to beat me to the punch. In reply: > From owner-freebsd-questions@freefall.cdrom.com Mon Mar 27 18:58:37 1995 > Received: from freefall.cdrom.com (freefall.cdrom.com [192.216.222.4]) by news.iadfw.net (8.6.5/8.6.6) with ESMTP id SAA02645 for ; Mon, 27 Mar 1995 18:58:36 -0600 > Received: (from majordom@localhost) by freefall.cdrom.com (8.6.10/8.6.6) id NAA11029 for questions-outgoing; Mon, 27 Mar 1995 13:59:37 -0800 > Received: from eniac.rhon.itam.mx (eniac.rhon.itam.mx [148.205.2.14]) by freefall.cdrom.com (8.6.10/8.6.6) with SMTP id NAA11023 for ; Mon, 27 Mar 1995 13:59:25 -0800 > Received: by eniac.rhon.itam.mx (5.57/Ultrix3.0-C) > id AA12513; Mon, 27 Mar 95 15:53:51 -0600 > Date: Mon, 27 Mar 1995 15:53:50 -0600 (CST) > From: Enrique Sanchez Vivar > Subject: virus alert... (fwd) > To: questions@FreeBSD.org > Message-Id: > Mime-Version: 1.0 > Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII > Sender: questions-owner@FreeBSD.org > Precedence: bulk > > I am forwardind this for all of you. > (hope this is not a prank) > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Mon, 20 Mar 1995 00:41:47 -0700 > From: TJ BREWSTER > To: Tj Brewster > Subject: INTERNET VIRUS WARNING > > PLEASE FORWARD THIS TO ANY LISTSERV YOU ARE ON. > __________________________________ > Subject: VIRUS WARNING (fwd) > > TC/Assist received a Fax from Kenneth Nicholson, Technical Services, > Moncton > > N.B regarding an Internet Virus called "GOOD TIMES". Here is what the Fax > stated: > > This message originated in Tucson. > If you receive a mail message with a subject of "GOOD TIMES", do the > following: > > 1 - DO NOT READ THE MESSAGE > ************************************** > 2 - Write down the name/Email address of the person who sent you the > message and contact TC/Assist as soon as possible. > 3 - DELETE THE MESSAGE IMMEDIATELY !!!!!!! > ******************************************************** > The virus originated from America Online and is propagated through the > Internet. The FCC recently released a warning concerning a matter of major > importance to any regular user of the Internet. Apparently, a new computer > virus has been engineered by a user of America Online that is unparalleled > in its destructive capability. Other more well known viruses such as > Stoned, Airwolf, and Michaelangelo pale in comparison to the prospects of > the newest creation by a warped mentality. What makes this virus so > terrifying, said the FCC, is the fact that no program needs to be exchanged > for a new computer to be infected. It can be spread through the existing > Email systems of the Internet. Once a computer is infected, one of several > things can happen. If the computer contains a hard drive, it will most > likely be destroyed. If the program is not stopped, the computer's > processor will be placed in an Nth-complexity infinite binary loop, which > can severely damage the processor if left running that way for to long. > Unfortunately, most novice computer users will not realize what is > happening until it is to late! Luckily, there is one sure means of > detecting what is now known as the "GOOD TIMES" virus. It always travels > to new computers the same way - in a text Email message with the subject > line reading simply "GOOD TIMES". Avoiding infection is easy once the file > has been received by - NOT READING IT! The act of loading the file into > the mail server's ASCII buffer causes the "GOOD TIMES" mainline program to > initialize and execute. The program is highly intelligent - it will send > copies of itself to everyone whose Email address is contained in a > received-mail file, if it can find one. It will then proceed to trash the > computer it is running on. > > The bottom line here is - if you receive a file with the subject line > "GOOD TIMES", delete it. > > > > > > > Jim -- All opinions expressed are mine, if you | "I will not be pushed, stamped, think otherwise, then go jump into turbid | briefed, debriefed, indexed, or radioactive waters and yell WAHOO !!! | numbered!" - #1, "The Prisoner" jbryant@server.iadfw.net, System administrator, Internet America