From Chris Mcdonald

In the last month I have received a plethora of calls, messages, etc.,
regarding the "Irina" virus.  The "Irina" is a HOAX in the same category
as the "Good Times" virus.

A virus researcher, Graham Cluley, has confirmed that "Irina" was and
remains a hoax "orchestrated by Penguin Books as a publicity stunt for a
new interactive book called 'Irina'".

There is yet a third confirmed hoax called the "MMF virus".  A Lance
Clarke has admitted that he used the "Good Times" legend as a
reference point for his hoax.  Mr. Clarke started the hoax claiming
that one could suffer a virus infection if one read a "UseNet message
where the phrase 'Make Money Fast' appears in the subject line".

>From the NIST security clearing house I found a site apparently
dedicated to exposing hoaxs and other forms of mass virus hysteria.

\011\011www.kunite.com/myths

Chris