FAX virus warning

  F A X   V I R U S   W A R N I N G     third document.  Any unsuspecting user
                                        would think it some sort of sick joke-
                                        at best.  Imagine the trouble it could
        -=Typed by Torch/LSD=-          cause when faxing a letter to your
                                        bank manager about extending your
                                        overdraught.
Is nothing safe from the evil virus     
menace?  This excerpt was taken from    It's hardly surprising then, that
a top trade mag.                        manufacturers and users alike, want an
                                        end to this potentially harmfull
"Rumours have been flying around the    phenomenon.  One of the largest
computer world this week, concerning a  manufacturers of business fax machines
possible new virus... for FAX           has released a statement to a number
MACHINES.                               of major companies.  In it, it is
                                        claimed that on most machines there is
It seems that not only are some people  a small amount of RAM available (data
intent on the infection of computer     buffer etc.) and the virus programmers
systems, but also on other office       have used this to store the offensive
equipment.  Reports we have seen all    item.
claim that the "virus" causes the       
machine to print what can only be       However, as this memory is so easily
described as phallic symbols on every   accessible by users it is not too
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difficult to clear it, and stop the     
virus from returning.  To clear it      
from machines, simply change every      
number memory block to 1234567890,      
after powering the machine down for     
approximatly 25 minutes.                
                                        
However, it is not always as simple     
for users of some machines.  The        
companies we contacted said that users  
may have to arrange for an engineer to  
test suspicious fax machines."          
                                        
                                        
Well.  Is nothing safe anymore?  What   
next?  A Coffee machine virus that      
spits out beef tea instead of coffee    
white with sugar?  Who knows?  Who      
cares?  Not me, cos I ain't got a       
bloody fax machine!                     
                                        
end.                                    
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