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virus

Mar 11, 2004 8:06AM PST

I have an XP. it takes a long time for the outlook express to open and it takes a long time for the site to open. I have scanned with Norton but the problem still persist.

I have been informed the teddy bear in my system is a virus. do i remove it.

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Re:virus HOAX.
Mar 11, 2004 8:21AM PST
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Re:virus
Mar 11, 2004 8:23AM PST
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Re:Re:virus
Mar 15, 2004 3:22AM PST

There are many virus hoaxes with the bear one having been around for too many years. Please visit http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/ to update yourself on virus hoaxes as well as other such foolish things you might recieve in email.