full-disclosure - Re: Viral hoax

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From: BlueBoar at thievco.com (Blue Boar)
Subject: Re: Viral hoax

martin f krafft wrote:
> I must wonder how successful these are. Couldn't your spread large
> amounts of destruction and/or confusion that way? "Hey, watch out,
> kernel32.dll is infected by a virus, you must delete it now and pass
> this on to everyone you know..."

I think you'll find kernel32.dll is "in use".  :)

In any case, the reason they don't suggest something destructive is because 
then the rube won't (can't) forward it to their friends.

					BB