Multi-Hoax on the loose!
This question was answered on September 15, 2000. Much of the information contained herein may have changed since posting.
Be on the lookout for this latest hoax which has been found circulating via email It contains a multiple of known hoax listings combined in an effort to be "informative"
THIS MESSAGE IS A HOAX AND SHOULD NOT BE FORWARDED TO OTHERS! PLEASE HELP FIGHT THE INSANITY OF HOAX MESSAGES BY REPLYING TO ANYONE THAT SENDS YOU THIS MESSAGE AND LETTING THEM KNOW TO STOP SPREADING THE HOAX!
Below is a copy of the message that may soon appear in an e-mail box near you:
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Subject: VIRUS ALERT
Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2000 10:10:54 0900
PLEASE, SEND THIS INFORMATION TO VERY PERSON IN YOUR ADDRESS BOOK
IF YOU RECEIVE AN E-MAIL THAT READS "UPGRADE INTERNET2" DO NOT OPEN IT,
AS IT CONTAINS AN EXECUTABLE NAMED "PERRI.EXE"
IT WILL ERASE ALL THE DATA IN YOUR HARD DIVE AND IT WILL STAY IN MEMORY
EVERY TIME THAT YOU UPLOAD ANY DATA, IT WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY
ERASED AND YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO USE YOUR COMPUTER AGAIN
THIS INFORMATION WAS PUBLISHED LAST THURSDAY, 10 AUGUST 2000
IN THE CNN WEB SITE THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS VIRUS
TO THIS DATE, THERE IS NO KNOWN ANTIVIRUS PROGRAM
FOR THIS PARTICULAR VIRUS
PLEASE, FORWARD THIS INFORMATION TO YOUR FRIENDS,
SO THAT THEY WILL BE ON THE ALERT
ALSO CHECK THE LIST BELOW, SENT BY IBM, WITH THE NAMES OF SOME
E-MAILS THAT, IF RECEIVED, SHOULD NOT BE OPENED AND MUST BE DELETED
IMMEDIATELY, BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN ATTACHED VIRUSES
THE TITLES ARE :
1) buddy1st.exe
2) calcu18r.exe
3) deathpr.exe
4) einstein.exe
5) happ.exe
6) girls.exe
7) happy99.exe
8) japanese.exe
9) keypress.exe
10)kitty.exe
11)monday.exe
12)teletubb.exe
13)The Phantom menace
14)prettypark.exe
15)UP-GRADE INTERNET2
16)perrin.exe
17)I love you
18)celcom Screen Saver o CELSAVER.EXE
19)Win a Holiday (e-mail)
20)JOIN THE CREW O PENPALS
ONCE AGAIN, DO NOT OPEN THESE E-MAILS AND
PASS THIS INFORMATION ON TO YOUR
FRIENDS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
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Posted by Ken Colburn of Data Doctors on September 15, 2000
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