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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