[Fwd: FW: VIRUS ALERT]]]

Chris Anderson (chrisa@ndirect.co.uk)
Sat, 23 Nov 1996 10:07:48 +0

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> From: MWR Internet Administrator
> To: admin@mwr.is
> Subject: VIRUS ALERT
> Date: Wednesday, November 20, 1996 2:24 PM
>
> Please Read the following and be
> carefu!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> MWR Internet Administrator
>
>
> VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION, PLEASE READ!
>
> There is a computer virus that is being sent across the Internet.
If
> you receive an email message with the subject line "Deeyenda", DO
NOT
>
> read the message, DELETE it immediately!
>
> Some miscreant is sending email under the title "Deeyenda"
nationwide,
>
> if you get anything like this DON'T DOWNLOAD THE FILE! It has a
> virus that rewrites your hard drive, obliterates anything on it.
> Please be careful and forward this e-mail to anyone you care about.
>
> Please read the message below.
>
> Alex
>
> -----------
>
> FCC WARNING!!!!! -----DEEYENDA PLAGUES INTERNET
>
> The Internet community has again been plagued by another computer
> virus. This message is being spread throughout the Internet,
> including USENET posting, EMAIL, and other Internet activities.
The
> reason for all the attention is because of the nature of this virus

> and the potential security risk it makes. Instead of a destructive

> Trojan virus (like most viruses!), this virus referred to as
Deeyenda
> Maddick, performs a comprehensive search on your computer, looking
for
>
> valuable information, such as email and login passwords, credit
cards,
>
> personal inf., etc.
>
> The Deeyenda virus also has the capability to stay memory resident
> while running a host of applications and operation systems, such as

> Windows 3.11 and Windows 95. What this means to Internet users is
> that when a login and password are send to the server, this virus
can
> copy this information and SEND IT OUT TO UN UNKNOWN ADDRESS
(varies).
>
> The reason for this warning is because the Deeyenda virus is
virtually
>
> undetectable. Once attacked your computer will be unsecure.
Although
>
> it can attack any O/S this virus is most likely to attack those
users
> viewing Java enhanced Web Pages (Netscape 2.0+ and Microsoft
Internet
> Explorer 3.0+ which are running under Windows 95). Researchers at
> Princeton University have found this virus on a number of World
Wide
> Web pagesand fear its spread.
>
> Please pass this on, for we must alert the general public at the
> security risks.
>
>

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Chris Anderson NetDirect Internet Ltd
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