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From: Tim Gallagher <tgallagh@kent.edu>
Subject: Re: COMPUTER VIRUS
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The following website "Computer Virus Myths" is great to check out virus
hoaxes.  "Win a Holiday" is one of the many listed on the site.

http://www.kumite.com/myths/

At 10:27 AM 8/4/1998 -0500, you wrote:
>
>          If you receive an email titled "WIN A HOLIDAY" DO NOT OPEN
>          IT!  It will erase everything on your hard drive.
>
>          Forward this message out to as many people as you can.  This
>          is a new, very malicious virus and not many people know
>          about it.  This information was announced yesterday morning
>          from Microsoft; please share it with everyone that might
>          access the internet.
>
>
>
>

Tim

Timothy J. Gallagher, Ph.D.
Department of Sociology
Kent State University
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