Forum Archive Index - December 2001

[ichi@ihug.co.nz]

Glenda Adams wrote:
> 
> This makes sense.  Have implemented it myself now.
> 
>   This trick won't keep the virus from getting into your
>   computer, but it WILL stop it from using you address book to
>   spread further, and it will alert you to the fact that the
>   worm has gotten into your system.  Here's what you do: first, 
>   open your address book and click on "new contact", just as 
>   you would do if you were adding a new friend to your list 
>   of email addresses. In the window where you would type your
>   friend's first name, type in !000 

It's a hoax.  See:
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http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/HBMalCode.shtml#bang0000
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To avoid wasting bandwidth on such hoaxes, it pays to check 
hoaxbusters (or similar) before circulating them.


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