Don't worry, I have just been to Sophos Anti Virus' Web
Site and it is just a hoax.
More information is available at this web address.
http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/scares/cat.html
Steve
CELT Access Centre
Southampton
On Wed, 6 Oct 1999 10:36:57 +0100 (BST) CCSR Mail Account
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> VIRUS ALERT
>
> Just received this email about a new virus that can wipe your entire hard
> drive.
>
> Matthew Rowe
> CCSR Webmaster
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Mon, 4 Oct 1999 20:52:26 +0100
> From: Kitch <[log in to unmask]>
> To: "Hanak, Rupert" <[log in to unmask]>, [log in to unmask],
> [log in to unmask], John Cullen <[log in to unmask]>,
> Steve Czwortek <[log in to unmask]>, [log in to unmask],
> [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask],
> Paul Etchells <[log in to unmask]>, [log in to unmask],
> Rupert O. Connelly <[log in to unmask]>, [log in to unmask],
> [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask],
> [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask],
> Master <[log in to unmask]>, [log in to unmask],
> [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Here we go again
>
> This just in:
>
>
> RED ALERT FROM IBM
> In case you receive an email titled "How to Give a Cat a Colonic" - DO
> NOT OPEN IT! it will erase everything on your hard drive.
>
> Forward this message 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 by IBM; please share it
> with everyone in you address book so that the spreading of the virus may
> be stopped.
>
> This is a very dangerous virus and there is no remedy for it at this
> time.
>
> --
> Kitch
>
>
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Stephen Parker
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