# California IBM Virus Hoax

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-ibm-virus-hoax/30710>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 25, 2000, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-ibm-virus-hoax/30710 "2000-08-25T12:32:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![TwistofFate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@TwistofFate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwistofFate)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2000, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-ibm-virus-hoax/30710/1 "2000-08-25T12:32:34Z")

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[http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/california.ibm.hoax.html](http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/california.ibm.hoax.html)  
virus hoax doing the rounds at the moment. Keep the heads up and kill this if you see it.

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**Author:** ![Monster104](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Monster104](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monster104)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2000, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-ibm-virus-hoax/30710/2 "2000-08-25T12:38:46Z")

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> **…kill this if you see it.**

Kill…destroy! HEE HEE HEEEE