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Type-3 friends, I received a virus warning at work today about viruses coming through the internet e-mail. Just thought IĄd pass the warning on. When you receive e-mails entitled * JOIN THE CREW * or *PENPAL GREETINGS * do not open them. delete them immidiately. Join the crew will erase your hard drive. Penpal greetings work with the *trojan horse* principle. It is a friendly letter asking if you are interested in a penpal. By the time you read the letter it infects the boot sector of your hard drive and destroys all data. It also forwards itself to any adress present in your mailbox (!). The 3rd one is called * Returned or unable to deliver* wich is really mean. I was somewhat frightening with the mail called like this a few days ago. The virus will attach itself to your computer components and render them useless. AOL has said this is a very dangerous virus and there is no remedy for it at this time. I am just quoting what I received but you never know... Heiko