>From the Symantec anti-virus website
<http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/jesus-hoax.html>:
VirusName: Guts to Say Jesus Hoax Aliases: Jesus Infection Length: Hoax Area of Infection: Hoax Likelihood: Hoax Region Reported: EMail Characteristics: Hoax Target Platform: Hoax Target Date: Hoax
Description:
"Guts to Say Jesus" Hoax is not a virus and is a hoax. It is a sham, meant only to panic new or inexperienced computer users. The hoax message includes the following warning with the title of
VIRUS WARNING !!!!!!! If you receive an email titled "It Takes Guts to Say 'Jesus'" 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 IBM; 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 online friends ASAP.
Please ignore any messages regarding this supposed "virus" and do not pass on any messages regarding it. Passing on messages about this hoax on serves only to further propagate it. Write-up by: Motoaki Yamamura January 14, 1999