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NAME:PBR virus hoax
ALIAS:Hot to Deep Fry a Cat hoax

The message below is a hoax. The described virus does not exist.

 We have been informed of a new virus-"PBR." It will arrive on
 e-mail titled "How to deep fry a Cat." CALIFORNIA IBM and AOL
 have announced that it is more powerful than Melissa, there is
 no remedy.  On Feb 29th 2000,

 It will eat all of your EXCEL files on the hard drive and also
 destroys HTTP files. Do not open anything with this title.

 Please pass this message on to all your contacts and anyone who
 uses your e-mail facility.  Not many people seem to know about
 this yet so Propagate it as fast as Possible.  This information
 was announced yesterday morning by IBM. Please share it with
 everyone in your address book so that the spreading of the virus
 may be stopped. This is a very dangerous virus and there is no
 remedy for it at this time. Please practice cautionary measures
 and forward this to all ASAP.

Please ignore this hoax and do not pass it on.