Hoax virus was Re: more worms

[Alex Snow]

It was some weird address that sent me that game.  The file was about 86k so
even if it was a game it probably sucked so much that I wouldn't play it
anyway.
----- Original Message -----
From: <TALMAGE at somtel.com>
To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 9:29 AM
Subject: Re: Hoax virus was Re: more worms


> Yes, that was the sulfnkb.exe file in the Windows\command directory they
> were calling for you to delete last time.  That 1 has been going around
for
> 4 or 5 years and seems to have a 6 month appearance cycle.
> You can usually tell the warnings are bogus because they include a lot of
> hype, 'The most dangerous ever', 'extremely destructive', and very little
> substance, 'Microsoft warns', 'IBM warns', etc., but no web site address
> where to get more info.  In the few cases where they include a web site,
it
> turns out to be a bad address.
> At least this one shows a bit of imagination by changing the files you are
> supposed to get rid of.
> I also like the one regarding the game that is someone's first attempt and
> they think I'll like it.  If it is their first attempt, it is doubtfull
> I'll like it, and since most of the time I don't have a clue who they are,
> what makes anyone think I'll like it
>
> Dave
>
> At 02:27 AM 5/14/02 +0100, you wrote:
> >You could be right, I wouldn't like to comment.  However it's not the
> >first time this sort of thing has gone round.  This one is just something
> >to do with java display, or it might be a java applette or something like
> >that, but the first  one of its type, sulf something, was to do with
being
> >able to save files with names longer than 8.3.
> >
> >Cheers.
> >
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> >
> >
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