----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Debbie Lords asks > I saw a warning about some software called CD-IT. I have not yet > been able to discover if the software or the warning are legitimate > or if they are some kind of joke. ....[stuff deleted...] > Does anybody know if there really is such a virus making the > rounds? Something inside suggests that it may be a joke to test the > speed with which negative information can spread through the Internet. > Anyone have info from a reliable source regarding this? > Thanks. I don't know if it is a joke or not, but I have now seen the warning cross- posted to at least 6 of the newsgroups / Listserves I monitor. And I gather that at least some university computer bureau SysOps are taking it seriously. Even if the virus doesn't exist, and it is a dummy alert to test the efficacy of the Internet, I don't know that I would necessarilly call it a "joke"? It could be (not saying it IS, but it COULD BE) a perfectly legitimate experiment by a legitimate researcher. If it is an experiment, then obviously warning the "subjects" would kinda spoil things, wouldn't it! Cheers, Darius