This is not classified as a virus.  It does, however, exist.  I have a
copy of it on my computer, and it's quite entertaining to run on other's
computers.

It causes all the open windows on your screen to shake, as though there
were an earthquake ( hence the name california).

So many people complain about it, though, that many virus companies
contain it in their list of virii to be searched for.

However, it is a trivial matter to introduce a real virus into this joke
program, so, as always, don't run any program you get on the internet
without verifying its source and virus-checking it first.

(actually, my favorite joke program for DOS was one which operated on an
interrupt every second or so, and would cause all the characters on the
screen to 'fall down' and stack up on the botton of the screen.  Quite
hilarious, you couldn't get a single thing done...)

-Adam

Wagner Lipnharski wrote:
>
> Some people don't like to read posts about viruses, and I hope they are
> lucky enough to not acquire one that will make them shut up for quite
> some time.
>
> IBM and AOL are anouncing this new virus:
>
> Name:           CALIFORNIA
> Contamination:  Internet Download
> Targets:        Hard Disk vital files + Web Browsers
> Antivirus:      Not developed yet
> Power:          More powerful than Melissa
> Recomendation:  Do not download files named  "CALIFORNIA"
>
> An oax? I don't care, better be prepared.