Wobbler
Originally Spotted 15/11/00
E-Mail Message Received (please note different mails may differ slightly)
URGENT WARNING FROM MICROSOFT
1. There is
a new virus - WOBBLER. It will arrive on e-mail titled "CALIFORNIA". IBM and
AOL have announced that it is very powerful, more so than Melissa, there is
no remedy. It will eat all your information on the hard drive and also destroys
Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer. Do not open anything with
this title and please pass this message on to all your contacts and anyone who
uses your e-mail facility. Not many people seem to know about this yet so propagate
it as fast as possible.
2. If you receive an e-mail titled "Win A Holiday" DO NOT open it. It will erase
everything on your hard drive. Forward this letter to as many people as you
can. This is a new, very malicious virus.
Diagnosis
The message is a fake. Please do not forward this and delete it from your mailbox.