Betsy,

        Both of these are hoaxes - please check out the Web Site at:
http://kumite.com/myths/ - Computer Virus Myths home page.

        Two other good sites are:
http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/CIACHoaxes.html (CIAC Internet Hoaxes) and
        http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/CIACChainLetters.html (CIAC Internet
Chain Letters).

        Please do NOT pass along these "VIRUS ALERTS" blindly without
checking them out or at least
        running past your local Computer Security people first.   They
probably already know about the
        above sites - if not, pass the word along to them.

        John Rushton
        Lockheed Martin

> ----------
> From:         Moir,Betsy[SMTP:Betsy.Moir AT LN.SSW.ABBOTT DOT COM]
> Reply To:     ADSM: Dist Stor Manager
> Sent:         Wednesday, March 18, 1998 08:59
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject:      VIRUS ALERT
>
> Just received this this morning and I thought I'd pass it along to all
> of
> you.
>
>
> ---------------------- Forwarded by Richard W. Yaeger/LAKE/CHMS/ABBOTT
> on
> 03/17/98 03:41 PM ---------------------------
>
>
> SXDELLAR AT comdisco DOT com on 03/17/98 03:28:59 PM
> To: Richard W. Yaeger/LAKE/CHMS/ABBOTT@ABBOTT
> cc:
> Subject: VIRUS ALERT
>
>      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 out to as
> many
> people as you can. This is a new, very malicious virus and not many
> people know about it. This information was announced yesterday
> morning from Microsoft, please share it with everyone that might
> access
> the Internet. Once again, pass this along to EVERYONE in your address
> book
> so that this may be stopped.
>      Also, do not open or even look at any mail that says -RETURNED OR
> UNABLE
> TO DELIVER- this virus will attach itself to your computer components
> and
> render them useless.  Immediately delete any mail items that say this.
> AOL has said that this is a very dangerous virus and that there is NO
> remedy
> for it at this time. please practice cautionary measures and forward
> this to all your on-line friends.
>
>
>
>