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Warnings of a powerful new virus known as 'Wobbler' are a hoax, according to virus software company Vet. The warning - sent via email - is headed 'Urgent warning from Microsoft' - and states that the new virus will "arrive on e-mail titled CALIFORNIA". "IBM and AOL have announced that it is very powerful, more so than Melissa, there is no remedy. It will eat all your information on the hard drive and also destroys Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer. Do not open anything with this title and please pass this message on to all your contacts and anyone who uses your e-mail facility. Not many people seem to know about this yet so propagate it as fast as possible." The warning then goes on to state that: "If you receive an e-mail titled 'Win A. Holiday' DO NOT open it. It will erase everything on your hard drive. Forward this letter to as many people as you can. This is a new, very malicious virus and not many people know about it. This information was announced yesterday morning from Microsoft." However, Vet says the warning is a hoax, which was first reported in mid-1999. "It has most of the signs of a typical hoax and should be ignored. At the time of research it was not possible for an e-mail to infect your PC by just opening the message and reading the text. But, if you open any attachments (like Word documents or EXE files) that come with the e-mail you may activate a virus," Vet advises.