[Rhodes22-list] Fw: No Joke - Big Virus Coming - Pass It On]
Herb Parsons
hparsons at parsonsys.com
Mon Jun 2 18:16:49 EDT 2008
I knew that. It's an old story, Macintosh owners insist there aren't any
viruses for Macs, yet virus protection companies still expend resources
to write protection against these non-events.
I was just playing along.
I'll be more than happy to send him a mac virus though, so he can make
his own evaluation ...
Bill Effros wrote:
> Herb,
>
> It's an Apple user's joke. They don't realize these viruses are
> already on their computers because nobody takes the time to write
> software to prevent them.
>
> Every time I hop onto somebody else's WiFi network it's always an Apple
> system. I can go right into their files and do anything I want with
> them, without even trying anything fancy.
>
> They are better off not knowing. Most of the files are boring.
>
> Bill Effros
>
>
>
> Herb Parsons wrote:
>
>> Like many other things in life, personal experience is probably the best
>> teacher. If you'd like, let me know, and I can send you one and you can
>> try it out for yourself.
>>
>> Just bein' anxious to hep out!
>>
>> Steven Alm wrote:
>>
>>
>>> What exactly is this thing called a virus? Are they bad?
>>>
>>> Slim
>>>
>>> On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 2:11 PM, john Belanger <jhnblngr at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> thanks,
>>>>
>>>> s/v 1969 venture 21
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --- On Fri, 5/30/08, Rik Sandberg <sanderico1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> From: Rik Sandberg <sanderico1 at gmail.com>
>>>>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Fw: No Joke - Big Virus Coming - Pass It On]
>>>>> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>>>> Date: Friday, May 30, 2008, 2:08 PM
>>>>> John,
>>>>>
>>>>> Apparently it isn't real, BUT everybody should read the
>>>>> information at
>>>>> this link because there are many viri out there that are
>>>>> very similar.
>>>>>
>>>>> http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_postcard_virus.htm
>>>>>
>>>>> Rik
>>>>>
>>>>> "Is this gonna' put me in a bad mood? 'Cause
>>>>> I'm not usually this pleasant".... Rik Sandberg
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> john Belanger wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> hello,
>>>>>> i hope this is real or i hope it isn't. let me err
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> on the side of caution.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> john b
>>>>>> s/v 1969 venture 21
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Fri, 5/30/08,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Subject: No Joke - Big Virus Coming - Pass It On]
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Date: Friday, May 30, 2008, 11:17 AM
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Get this E-mail message sent around to your
>>>>>>> contacts ASAP. > You should be alert during the
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>> next few
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>> days. Do not open> any message with an
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>> attachment
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>> entitled 'POSTCARD,'> regardless of who
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>> sent it
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>> to you. It is a virus which opens> A POSTCARD
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>> IMAGE,
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>> which 'burns' the whole hard disc> C of
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>> your
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>> computer. This virus will be received from>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>> someone who
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>> has your e-mail address in his/her contact>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>> list. This is
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>> the reason why you need to send this e-mail> to
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>> all your
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>> contacts It is better to receive this message>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>> 25 times
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>> than to receive the virus and open it. If you>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>> receive a
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>> mail called' POSTCARD,' even though
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>> sent> to you
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>> by a friend, do no t ope n it! Shut down your>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>> computer
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>> immediately. This is the worst virus announced
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>> by> CNN.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>> It has been classified by Microsoft as the
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>> most>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>> destructive virus ever. This virus was discovered
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>> by
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>> McAfee> yesterday, and there is no repair yet
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>> for this
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>> kind of> virus. This virus simply destroys the
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>> Zero
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>> Sector of the> Hard Disc, where the vital
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>> information is
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>> kept.> > > COPY THIS E-MAIL, AND SEND IT
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>> TO YOUR
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>> FRIENDS. REMEMBER: IF> YOU SEND IT TO THEM, YOU
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>> WILL
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>> BENEFIT ALL OF US. > > > > > >
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>> Wondering
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>> on> family
>>>>>
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>>>>>
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