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NAME:It's Like That hoax
ALIAS:SIZON.AVI hoax

The message below is a hoax:

 Subject:      E-mail Warning!!!!!!

 If you receive an e-mail titled 'IT'S LIKE THAT' with the
 attachment SIZON.avi DO NOT open it!

 It will erase EVERYTHING on your hard drive!

 Please pass this message on to all the people on your mail
 lists.  This is a new virus and not many people know about it!
 This information was released this morning by Netscape, please
 share it with anyone that might access the internet!!  SIZON
 appears to be a funny attachment/letter with a cartoon, but by
 the time you open this it is too late - A new type of virus will
 have already infected the boot sector of your hard drive,
 destroying all the data present.

 It is a self-replicating virus, and once the message is read it
 will AUTOMATICALLY forward itself to anyone who's e-mail address
 is present in your personal mail list! This virus will destroy
 your hard drive and clog up your mailserver. It holds the
 potential to DESTROY the hard drive of anyone whose mail is in
 your  box and whose mail is in their box and so on and on!

 So delete any message titled 'IT'S LIKE THAT' or with the
 attachment SIZON.avi or SIZON.mpg or in any other formats. This
 virus can do major DAMAGE to worldwide networks according to
 CISCO!

 PLEASE PASS THIS ALONG TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS AND PEOPLE IN YOUR
 MAILBOXES

 DR SOLOMON'S HAS SAID THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS VIRUS AND THERE
 IS NO REMEDY FOR

 THIS AT PRESENT ALTHOUGH ONE WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM THEIR
 WEBSITE WITHIN THE NEXT 72 HOURS.

 FORWARD IT TO ALL YOUR ON-LINE FRIENDS

If you receive this message, please ignore it and do not pass it on.