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On Thu, 20 Apr 1995, Steve Outing wrote:

> A subscriber sent this to me privately. Since I've been hearing a number of 
> reports like this, it's probably worth airing. Can anyone who's tried this 
> give us the real scoop? --Steve O.
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Thu, 20 Apr 1995 12:38:19 +0500
> From: Chris Brenton at DPICORP 
> To: Multiple recipients of list 
> Subject: Compuserve's Web browser
> >>Just had an interesting conversation with my ex-boss (still good friends) 
> >>about what happens when you have many browsers on your system (Mosaic, 
> >>Netscape, Spry etc...) and then download the browser from Compuserve. 
> >>When someone launches the Cserve browser, it search-and-destroys all 

I believe this is what is called a "Worm" or "Killer Virus".  I'm sure 
that the Attourney General will be very interested in this little tidbit.
The fine is $150,000 and 15 years in prison.  Settle for no less.

> >>other browsers on you system. This is no joke. She has three hard drives, 
> >>where her Compuserve account was on d: and all of her others were 
> >>scattered. When she launche Cserve to do an evaluation of their offering, 
> >>the configuration searched out her whole system, erased dll files and exe 
> >>files from the other browsers, pulled in the bookmark.htm files into its 
> >>own configuration, and trashed her Winsock.
This may even result in multple counts, one for each dll erased.  This 
could get interesting.  I can see the Lawyers screaming class action suit 
right now.

> >>Boy is she pissed. She emailed Cserve threatening a suit (she has the 
> >>clout to do it too) and screamed at them for their arrogance. They >
> >*called* her back and told her to take it court!!!!

I would reccomend telephone calls to the Attourney general (or e-mail to 
whitehouse.gov).  I would also notify each of the other browser vendors 
to let them know that they may have grounds for a suit.

> >>Pass this along to anyone you know. Of course I doubt any of us use 
> >>Compuserve but there are many innocents who don't know any better! 

I use it, but I think I'll avoid their browser.

	Rex Ballard
	Personal posting


From rballard@cnj.digex.net Tue May  2 23:44:36 1995