At 17:10 +0200 10/4/99, S=E9bastien Jarry wrote:
>I received those information from IBM. IT'S NOT A JOKE !!!
>
>Someone on the world created a new dangerous virus. All of you who have
>access to Internet can open and activate it if you choose a "Screensaver"
>.
>
>The name of this virus is :
>      "Buddy1st.sip"

=46irst of all, this isn't from IBM. It's a virus hoax, and the "virus" is
spread by people forwarding the hoax. Looks like you got duped, Jerry. ^_^;

Secondly, here's the info on this "virus":

     http://www.Europe.Datafellows.com/hoaxes/buddylst.htm

Here's the text of that page for those who can't access it:

----begin quote:

=46-Secure Hoax Warnings Pages

NAME:  BuddyLst hoax
ALIAS: BuddyList hoax

This is a hoax warning about a non-existing virus called BUDDYLST or
BUDDYLIST. Here's an example of the hoax.

     A computer virus is going around! It is called BUDDYLST.ZIP! Do
     not download or some jerk from the Internet will get your screen
     name and password! Please send this to any names you can think of
     and remember never download BUDDYLST.ZIP

There's another variant of this hoax.

     Yesterday a friend of mine called and told me about something that
     happened to him. He opened his Email and this BUDDYLST.ZIP was
     there. When he opened it his computer crashed and when he tried to
     re-boot he had lost everything! It was a Virus that was being
     passed around... BEWARE!

     Please forward to as many people as you can so no one will get hurt.
     These people need to be stopped. Don't download anything form
     "buddylst.zip" or you will lose all your files.

There exists another variant of this hoax:

     READ THIS!!!!!

     This information came from Microsoft yesterday morning. Please pass
     it on to anyone you know who has access to the Internet. You may
     receive an apparently harmless Budweiser screensaver, entitled
     ?BUDDYLST.SIP?.

     If you do - DO NOT OPEN IT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, but delete it
     immediately.

     Once opened, you will lose EVERYTHING on your PC. Your hard disk
     will be completely destroyed and the person who sent you the message
     will have access to your name and password via the Internet.

     As far as we know, the virus was circulated yesterday morning. It?s
     a new virus, and extremely dangerous. Please copy this information
     and e-mail it to everyone in your address book.

     We need to do all we can to block this virus. AOL has confirmed how
     dangerous it is, and there is no Antivirus programme as yet which
     is capable of destroying it.

     Please take all the necessary precautions, and pass this information
     on to your friends, acquaintances and work colleagues.

Ignore these hoax messages. Do not pass them on.

----end quote


The "How to Give a Cat a Colonic" is a hoax, too:

     http://www.Europe.DataFellows.com/hoaxes/catcolon.htm

Here's that text:

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=46-Secure Hoax Warnings Pages

NAME: How to Give a Cat a Colonic hoax

Hoax message looks like this:

     IF YOU RECEIVE AN E-MAIL ENTITLED, "HOW TO GIVE A CAT A COLONIC,"
     DO NOT OPEN IT!!!!!!!!

     It will erase everything on your hard drive. Forward this letter
     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 by IBM Please share it with everyone that might access
     the Internet. Once again, pass this along to EVERYONE in your
     address book so that this may be stopped. AOL has said that this
     is a very dangerous virus and that there is NO remedy for it at
     this time. Please practice cautionary measures and forward this
     message to all your online friends ASAP.

This hoax also exists in French. Please ignore this message and don't pass
it on.

----end quote

Here's the page where you can look for this info:

     http://www.Europe.Datafellows.com/virus-info/hoax/

Hope that helps!


Joe


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