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New Virus -- Goner -- Spreading Fast

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2ffat

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Oct 23, 1998
4,811
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I receieved the following from Sophos (EMERGENCY ALERT: W32/Goner-A worm spreading widely


Sophos has received a number of reports of users
receiving a new, in-the-wild, virus called
W32/Goner-A.

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W32/Goner-A arrives as an email attachment with the following characeteristics:

Subject: Hi

Message text:
How are you ?
When I saw this screen saver, I immediately thought
about you
I am in a harry, I promise you will love it!

Attached filename: GONE.SCR


See your AV company for more info and AV updates. James P. Cottingham

I am the Unknown lead by the Unknowing.
I have done so much with so little
for so long that I am now qualified
to do anything with nothing.
 
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