Please post all the virus alerts you like.  If nothing else the hoaxes
remind us that we need to be careful.  It's surely not sensible to tell
people not to propagate messages since we might miss the one that matters.

Andy Shand
----- Original Message -----
From: Philip Oshel <peoshel@facstaff.wisc.edu>
To: <RSRICHMOND@aol.com>
Cc: <HistoNet@pathology.swmed.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2000 6:13 PM
Subject: Re: virus warning


> Well, the sites I do have urls for did not list these titles,
> including under hoaxes. CERT and CIAC are the main computer security
> clearing houses. I got caught, I admit it. But spam? That's rather
> hostile.
>
> Thanks for the url, though.
>
> Phil
>
> >Aw, c'mon, Phil Oshel at the U of Tyrophagy -
> >
> >The "California" and "Wobbler" virus spams are as old as the hills, as
the
> >Web goes. This variant claims origin at Microsoft (they used to come from
> >IBM) - wonder when one of these warnings will claim to originate in the
> >Vatican.
> >
> >The first virus hoax Web site I checked informed me - at -
> >http://www.Vmyths.com/hoax.cfm?id=162&page=3
> >
> >>>Wobbler virus
> >A typical variation on the original Good Times hoax virus alert (see
related
> >ink). It claims your computer will suffer a horrible death if you receive
an
> >email with the subject line "California" or with an attachment named
> >"California".
> >Like most hoax alerts, it urges you to forward it to others because "not
many
> >people seem to know about this yet." It also claims IBM and AOL declared
> >Wobbler more dangerous and more powerful than Melissa. Naturally, the
hoax
> >alert claims "there is no remedy" available if your computer gets
infected.<<
> >
> >PLEASE don't spam the list with virus warnings - well, unless the Ebola
virus
> >breaks out in your lab, anyway!
> >
> >Bob Richmond
> >Samurai Pathologist
> >Knoxville TN
>
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