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From: karee (karee@tstonramp.com)
Date: Thu Nov 30 2000 - 14:53:54 PST


A new Windows virus or worm appears to be spreading through spam. I
received two copies of the below "Snowhite and the Seven Dwarfs" joke
today. Attached to it was a file called "joke.exe" that Wired's email
scanner (AMaViS, at amavis.org) flagged with this error message: "Our
viruschecker found a VIRUS in your email"

I haven't attached the file in executable form because of the off chance
 
that a politech reader using Windows will click on it by accident. But
if
you know how to uudecode and ungzip it, you can find it at:
   http://www.politechbot.com/docs/virus-joke.exe.gz.uu

Two points: 1. Never click on .exe or .vbs files if you're running
Windows.
(Those of us who use Linux mailreaders don't have this problem.) 2.
Watch
for congresscritters to use this (if it checks out) as more reasons to
"regulate" spam next session.

-Declan

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From: Hahaha <hahaha@sexyfun.net>
Subject: Snowhite and the Seven Dwarfs - The REAL story!
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Today, Snowhite was turning 18. The 7 Dwarfs always where very educated
and
polite with Snowhite. When they go out work at mornign, they promissed a

*huge* surprise. Snowhite was anxious. Suddlently, the door open, and
the Seven
Dwarfs enter...

[Attachment saved as joke.exe]

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