On Fri, 26 Apr 1996, Caroline Ann Seawright wrote:

Errr, didn't we have this joke virus alert running around ages ago, and
everyone wanted to kill whoever said it was a real virus? I think someone
new decided to 'warn' us. :p

If I ever meet the person who started that message...  

Ok... I have ONE question... what would cause someone to start such a rumour?
I've seen this thing 3 times! I'm a LITTLE miffed at how much spam it
causes. I know, I shouldn't be talking about spamming, but still, what
possessed the individual to start the rumour two years ago or however long
ago it was?