From: Scott Johnson
VIRUS WARNING!!! VIRUS WARNING!!! VIRUS WARNING!!! VIRUS WARNING!!!
Dear Internet user,
It seems that the destructive minds who like to invent computer viruses
have struck again. A new virus, popularly known as INTERNET EXPLORER 4.0,
has been propagating on the Net for several weeks now. MILLIONS of computers
have been infected by this insidious virus (mostly PCs, and a few Macintoshes
as well.) This virus is one of the MOST DANGEROUS yet unleashed on the
computing public!
INTERNET EXPLORER 4.0 is known to have the following horrible effects
on infected computers:
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It WASTES an incredible amount of HARD DISK SPACE, space which could otherwise
be used for productive applications.
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It causes the infected computer's performance to be DRASTICALLY REDUCED--Pentium
machines which are stricken are known to slow down to the speed of a 486.
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It surreptitiously MODIFIES the underlying operating system, causing the
CORE FUNCTIONALITY of the instrument to change RADICALLY.
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It, through the use of Trojan-like ALTERATIONS to the core Java APIs, may
cause Java applets to MALFUNCTION. These effects are so SEVERE that the
designers of Java, Sun Microsystems, are taking LEGAL ACTION against the
inventors of this terrible virus.
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It, once installed, is VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE for the average user to remove
from the system.
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It is known to create SECURITY HOLES, which can allow unknown users to
DELETE or DESTROY files on your hard drive.
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It is known to cause many popular and reliable Internet browsers, such
as NETSCAPE NAVIGATOR and NETSCAPE COMMUNICATOR, to not function correctly.
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It is even known to infect NEWLY PURCHASED computers coming from reputable
manufacturers like COMPAQ and DELL. These companies have so far been POWERLESS
to prevent this virus from being installed on the computers they sell.
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It is known to be UNDETECTABLE by most virus-checking software packages.
The good news is that the JUSTICE DEPARTMENT is currently investigating
the rogue hackers who CONCOCTED this destructive virus. They have been
traced to a Seattle suburb, and may face fines of ONE MILLION DOLLARS PER
DAY for the pernicious manner in which this virus is being distributed.
The bad news is that millions of computers have ALREADY BEEN INFECTED.
The inventors of this virus even have the gall to gleefully BOAST about
this terrible fact on their web site!
Here's what YOU can do:
1) If you see a website with the "Internet Explorer" logo, do **NOT**
click on the logo. This can cause this virus to be DOWNLOADED and INSTALLED
on your system!
2) If your computer is ALREADY INFECTED, and it's a Windows-based PC,
call the technical support hotline at Microsoft (the company which wrote
Windows), and ask them for instructions on how to DISABLE and REMOVE this
virus. They should have instructions to do so.
I apologize for the URGENT TONE of this message, but only if we WORK
TOGETHER can the spread of the dreaded INTERNET EXPLORER 4.0 virus be slowed
or stopped.
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