Posted by John_NorCal on 12/7/05 10:51pm
Msg #81082

New Virus?

Just got an email with the following message. I wanted to pass it on for whatever it's worth.


If you receive an email titled: "It Takes Guts to Say Jesus" DO NOT OPEN IT. It will erase everything on your hard drive.

This information was announced yesterday morning from IBM; AOL states that this is a very dangerous virus, much worse than "Melissa," and that there is NO Remedy for it at this time.


Some very sick individual has succeeded in using the reformat function from Norton Utilities causing it to completely erase all documents on the hard drive.

It has been designed to work with Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer. It destroys Macintosh and IBM compatable computers.

This is a new, very malicious virus and not many people know about it. Pass this warning along to EVERYONE in your address book and please share it with all your online friends ASAP so that this threat may be stopped.

Please practice cautionary measures and tell anyone that may have access to your computer. Forward this warning to everyone you know who might access the Internet.

Joyce L Bober
IBM Information Systems
Pittsburgh Mailing Systems
412 - 922-8744

Reply by MB_AZ on 12/7/05 10:57pm
Msg #81084

See attached link....it' just a hoax.

http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/jesus-hoax.html

Reply by John_NorCal on 12/7/05 11:00pm
Msg #81085

Re: Hoax........Thanks, you can always count on...

this board to get answers to most things computer and otherwise!

Reply by SSEmobile on 12/8/05 10:13am
Msg #81131

WOW ....... that's a golden oldie ........

It Takes Guts to Say 'Jesus'

April 1999

The original email titled "It Takes Guts to Say 'Jesus'" is a poor rewrite of several old hoaxes. Now that hoax has been rewritten as an aftermath of the 'Melissa' virus outbreak.

Here is the newest version circulating the internet.

If you receive an email titled "It Takes Guts to Say 'Jesus' DO NOT
OPEN IT. It will erase everything on your hard drive. This
information was announced yesterday morning from IBM; AOL states that
this is a very dangerous virus, much worse than "Melissa",
and that there is NO remedy for it at this time. Some very sick individual
has succeeded in using the re-format function from Norton Utilities
causing it to completely erase all documents on the hard drive.It has
been designed to work with Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet
Explorer.It destroys MacIntosh and IBM compatible computers. This is a
new, very malicious virus and not many people know about it. Pass this
warning along to EVERYONE in your address book and please share it with
all your online friends ASAP so that this threat may be stopped. Please
practice cautionary measures and tell anyone that may have access to your
computer. Forward this warning to everyone that might access the
internet

From:
http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/HBMalCode.shtml#jesus