Good Times Virus Myth

The FCC released a warning last Wednesday concerning a matter of major
importance to any regular user of the InterNet.  Apparently, a new computer
virus has been engineered by a user of America Online that is unparalleled
in its destructive capability.  Other, more well-known viruses such as
Stoned, Airwolf, and Michaelangelo pale in comparison to the prospects of
this newest creation by a warped mentality.

What makes this virus so terrifying, said the FCC, is the fact that no
program needs to be exchanged for a new computer to be infected. It can be
spread through the existing e-mail systems of the InterNet. Once a computer
is infected, one of several things can happen.  If the computer contains a
hard drive, that will most likely be destroyed. If the program is not
stopped, the computer's processor will be placed in an nth-complexity
infinite binary loop - which can severely damage the processor if left
running that way too long.  Unfortunately, most novice computer users will
not realize what is happening until it is far too late.