Time: Sun Nov 03 07:35:02 1996
To: Nancy Lord
From: Paul Andrew Mitchell [address in tool bar]
Subject: HACKERS DESTROY EVIDENCE OF GULF WAR CHEMICAL/BIOLOGICAL    WEAPONS
Cc: 
Bcc: 

At 09:10 AM 11/3/96 -0500, you wrote:
>At 06:55 AM 11/3/96 -0700, you wrote:
>>Don't feel bad, Nancy.
>>You should be flattered, 
>>actually.  
>>
>>Flattery will get me everywhere,
>>yes?
>>
>>Let's see:  let me count the ways ... :)
>
>        You're such a flirt.  :-)
>        Idea:   Can you get something from these
>folks as to what sort of virus it was?

You're on your own here.
Might be a "mine" field,
not to be confused with a 
"mine" spring.

  Mine was
>cutting up files, fragmenting them, and sending
>them everywhere.

sounds like the "file-shredder-slasher-and-burner
virus"

  When I printed it out by 
>mistake, it's a pattern of double y's with accents
>over them,

Ah, yes, the double-y's-with-accents bug.
McAfee people might be able to diagnose
your symptoms here.  Caution:  they have
no licenses to be practicing computer
epidemiology.  Diagnoses is still good,
however.  Please sign here ...

 and some cross hatched area, a few 
>numbers & other letters.

Right.  That cinches it.
It's the double-y's-with-accents-and-
some-cross-hatched-areas&a-few-numbers
thrown in for good measure bug.
I am sure McAfee can help you ...

"Mac here. ... Yep ... Nope ... Nope ...
 Please to fill out the information
 collection request form, and leave
 it with the receptionist.  
"Your wait will be ... indefinite ...
 ... still computing ... please press any key
 ... No, you dope, not the ANY key?
"Yiiiiiiiiikes!!!!!!!!!!"
"The sky is falling.  Look what you did!!"
"YOU PRESSED THE ***ANY*** KEY."

tune in next week for another exciting
episode of "Hi Bots/Lo Bots", brought
to you by SurfNet, the hidden magic
hair spray with auto-discoloration 
built-in, for extra body...  APPLAUSE sign
flashes here (nice body?)


>        Could there be a match here?

I have been trying to drop
the same hint for MONTHS now!
Ahhhh, the rigors of patience.


>        Though, to be honest, Don thinks this was
>there awhile, & gradually built up.

I like 'em better that way too.

   Check your
>machine,

I did that already.
Cheeesh.

"Don't forget to make your
 bed now, Billy."

"But Mom, the Zyklons invaded
 my pillowcase, and they are
 holding me hostage until I
 wash my PJ's."


 cause I had sent you a file, though
>he says you can't send it in a text file.

C:\TEMP\rename rath.txt virus.exe

So there, Don.  Faster than you can
say "double-y's-with-accents-bug" 
over easy.


>
>Nancy
>XXXOOOXXX
>
>WOOF!  (From Gideon)

moofy, moofy back 2U.

>
>>
>>/s/ Paul Mitchell
>>
>>
      


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