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The Upgrade Internet2 / Perrin.exe Virus Hoax

          PLEASE, SEND THIS INFORMATION TO EVERY PERSON IN YOUR
          ADDRESS BOOK.  IF YOU RECEIVE AN E-MAIL THAT READS
          "UPGRADE INTERNET2" DO NOT OPEN IT, AS IT CONTAINS AN
          EXECUTABLE NAMED "PERRIN.EXE." IT WILL ERASE ALL THE
          DATA IN YOUR HARD DRIVE AND IT WILL STAY IN MEMORY.
          EVERY TIME THAT YOU UPLOAD ANY DATA, IT WILL BE
          AUTOMATICALLY ERASED AND YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO

          USE YOUR COMPUTER AGAIN. THIS INFORMATION WAS
          PUBLISHED YESTERDAY IN THE CNN WEB SITE. THIS IS A
          VERY DANGEROUS VIRUS.  TO THIS DATE, THERE IS NO KNOWN
          ANTIVIRUS PROGRAM FOR THIS PARTICULAR VIRUS PLEASE,
          FORWARD THIS INFORMATION TO YOUR FRIENDS, SO THAT THEY
          WILL BE ON THE ALERT.  ALSO CHECK THE LIST BELOW, SENT
          BY IBM, WITH THE NAMES OF SOME E-MAILS THAT, IF
          RECEIVED, SHOULD NOT BE OPENED AND MUST BE DELETED
          IMMEDIATELY, BECAUSE THEY

          CONTAIN ATTACHED VIRUSES. THIS WAY YOUR COMPUTER WILL
          BE SAFE.

          THE TITLES ARE:
          1) buddylst.exe
          2) calcu18r.exe
          3) deathpr.exe
          4) einstein.exe
          5) happ.exe
          6) girls.exe
          7) happy99.exe
          8) japanese.exe
          9) keypress.exe
          10) kitty.exe
          11) monday.exe
          12) teletubb.exe
          13) The Phantom Menace
          14) prettypark.exe
          15) UP-GRADE INTERNET2
          16) perrin.exe
          17) I love You
          18) CELCOM Screen Saver or CELSAVER.EXE
          19) Win a Holiday (e-mail)
          20) JOIN THE CREW O PENPALS
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