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Hoax
These are few prominent hoax mails in circulation :
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HOAX I |
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Subject: FW: virus with no cure |
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Virus with no cure.
Please, send this information to every person in your address book. If you receive
an e-mail that reads "Upgrade Internet" do not open it, as it contains an executable
file named "perrin.exe" it will erase all the data in your hard drive and it will stay in
your memory.Every time that you upload any data, that data will be automatically
erased and you will not be able to use your computer again. This way your
computer will be safe.
The Titles are:
- buddylst.exe
- calcul8r.exe
- deathpr.exe
- einstein.exe
- happ.exe
- girls.exe
- happy99.exe
- japanese.exe
- keypress.exe
- kitty.exe
- monday.exe
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- teletubb..exe
- The Phantom
- prettypark.exe
- UP-GRADE
INTERNET
- perrin.exe
- I love You
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
- CELCOM Screen
Saver or CELSAVER.EX
- Win a Holiday
(e-mail)
- JOIN THE CREW
0 PENPALS
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HOAX II |
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This is VERY SERIOUS!! Please forward to everyone you know There is a virus
out flow being sent to people via E-mail. It is considered the A.l.D.S.
VIRUS of computers. It will destroy your memory, sound card and speakers,
your drive and it will infect your mouse or pointing device as
well as your keyboards, making it so that you can't type and it will not
register on the screen. It seIf-terminates only after it eats 5MB of
hard drive space and will delete all programs.It will come via an E-mail
called "(OPEN. VERY COOL!:)" DELETE IT immediately'! It will basically
render your computer useless. Pass this on QUICKLY AND TO AS MANY PEOPLE
AS POSSIBLE.
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HOAX III |
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Very Urgent, Must Read Please. 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 out 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.
Neil Ferrick
Compaq Computer Corporation
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HOAX
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Subject: Fw: VERY URGENT! virus warning Very Urgent!!!!!!! |
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PASS THIS ON TO ANYONE YOU HAVE AN E-MAIL ADDRESS FOR.If you receive an email titled: "It Takes Guts to Say Jesus" DO NOT OPEN IT. It will erase everything on your hard drive. This information was announced yesterday morning from IBM;
AOL states that this is a very dangerous virus, much worse than"Melissa," and that there is NO Remedy for it at this time. Some very sick individual has succeeded in using the reformat function from Norton Utilities causing it to completely erase all documents on the hard drive. It has been designed to work with Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer.It destroys Macintosh and IBM compatible Computers
This is a new, very malicious virus and not many people know about it. Pass this warning along to EVERYONE in your address book and please share it with all your online friends ASAP so that this threat maybe stopped Please practice cautionary measures and tell anyone that may have access to your computer. Forward this warning to everyone that you know that might access the Internet.
Joyce L. Bober
IBM Information Systems
Pittsburgh Mailing Systems
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HOAX V |
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Subject: Fw: VERY URGENT! virus warning Very Urgent!!!!!!! |
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WORST EVER VIRUS (CNN announced)
PLEASE SEND THIS TO EVERYONE ON YOUR CONTACT LIST !!
A new virus has just been discovered that has been classified by
Microsoft as the most destructive ever! This virus was discovered
yesterday afternoon by McAfee and no vaccine has yet been developed.
This virus simply destroys Sector Zero from the hard disk, where vital
information for its functioning are stored. This virus acts in the
following manner:
It sends itself automatically to all contacts on your list with the titleA Virtual Card for You." As soon as the supposed virtual card is opened,
the computer freezes so that the user has to reboot. When the ctrl+alt+del
keys or the reset button are pressed, the
virus destroys Sector Zero, thus permanently destroying the hard disk.
Yesterday in just a few hours this virus caused panic in New York,
according to news broadcast by CNN. This alert was received by an employee
of Microsoft itself. So don't open any mails with subject: "A Virtual
Card for You."
As soon as you get the mail, delete it. Please pass this e-mail on to
all your friends. Forward this to everyone in your address book.
I would rather receive this 25 times than not at all.
An Internet Flower For you
Also: Intel announced that a new and very destructive virus was
discovered.
If you receive an email called "An Internet Flower For you," Do
not open it. Delete it right away! This virus removes all dynamic
link libraries (.DLL files) from your computer. Your computer will
not be able to boot up!!
HOPE THIS WILL ALERT ALL OF YOU |
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HOAX VI |
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Subject: Fw: Latest Virus spreading!
BIGGGG TROUBLE !!!! DO NOT OPEN AN E-MAIL WITH SUBJECT,
"WTC Survivor".
It is a virus that will erase your whole "C" drive.
It will come to you in the form of an E-Mail from a familiar person.
I repeat a friend sent it to me, but called and warned me before I
opened it. He was not so lucky and now he can't even start his
computer! Forward this to everyone in your address book. I would rather
receive this 25 times than not at all. If you receive an email called"WTC Survivor" do not open it. Delete it right away! This virus removes
all dynamic link libraries (.dll files) from your compuer.
This is a serious one. |
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HOAX VII |
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Name: SULFNBK.EXE
The Hoax mail indicated that Email with SULFNBK.EXE contains an
incurable virus which destroys your computer. This email message
is just a HOAX with or without SULFNBK.EXE attached to it. This file
is clean and DOES NOT contain any malicious or damaging code. The text
message of this HOAX states that some antivirus has detected infection
in this file and this virus has payload to destroy your computer. It also
indicates to look for this file in your computer and delete it. Actually
SULFNBK.EXE is an valid Windows system file and deleting this file can
cause unability to use some Windows features. Hence all are requested not
to delete this file from Windows system folder. Although the file
received via Email is clean there are possibility that during transmission
from one system to other it can get infected by some valid virus. |
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HOAX VIII |
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Name: JDBGMGR.EXE
I am sorry for any inconvenience but I found the file and feel I should let you know.
Hennie Bekker
We have just received a message from one of our contacts that our address book had been infected by a virus (called jdbgmgr.exe) not detected by Norton or McAfee antivirus systems. The virus stays quiet for 14 days before damaging the system. It is sent automatically by the Messenger and by the address book, whether or not you sent e-mails to your contacts. We checked, found and deleted it. Now it's your turn!
- Go to Start, Find or Search option
- In the files/folder option, write the name jdbgmgr.exe
- Be sure you search in your C: drive
- Click "find now"
- The virus has a little bear icon with the name jdbgmgr.exe
DO NOT OPEN IT
- Right click and delete it (it will then go to the Recycle Bin)
well, or empty the bin.
IF YOU FIND THE VIRUS YOU MUST CONTACT ALL THE PEOPLE IN YOUR
ADDRESS BOOK SO THEY CAN ERADICATE IT IN THEIR OWN ADDRESS BOOKS
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HOAX IX |
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Bill Gates is sharing his wealth
Please do not take this for a junk letter. Bill Gates is
sharing his fortune.
If you gnore this you will repent later. Microsoft and AOL
are now the largest Internet companies and in an effort to
make sure that Internet Explorer remains the most widely used
program, Microsoft and AOL are running an e-mail beta test.When
you forward this e-mail to friends, Microsoft can and will track
it(if you are a Microsoft Windows user) for a two week time period.
For every person that you forward this e-mail to, Microsoft will
pay you $245.00,for every person that you sent it to that forwardsit on, Microsoft will pay you $243.00 and for every third person
that receives it, you will be paid $241.00.Within two weeks,
Microsoft will contact you for your address and then send you
a cheque. Regards.
Chinu!
I thought this was a scam myself, but two weeks after receiving this
e-mail and forwarding it on, Microsoft contacted me for my address and
within days, I received a cheque for US$24,800.00. You need to respond
before the beta testing is over. If anyone can afford this Bill Gates is
the man. It's all marketing expense to him. Please forward this to as
many people as possible. You are bound to get at least US$10,000.00. |
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HOAX X |
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You should be alert during the next days:
Do not open any message with an attached filed called "Invitation"
regardless of who sent it.
It is a virus that opens an Olympic Torch which "burns" the whole
hard disc C of your computer. This virus will be received from someone
who has your e-mail address in his/her contact list, that is why you
should send this e-mail to all your contacts. It is better to receive
this message 25 times than to receive the virus and open it.
If you receive a mail called "invitation", though sent by a friend,
do not open it and shut down your computer immediately. This is the
worst virus announced by CNN, it has been classified by Microsoft
as the most destructive virus ever.
This virus was discovered by McAfee yesterday, and there is no repair
yet for this kind of virus. This virus simply destroys the Zero Sector
of the Hard Disc, where the vital information is kept.
SEND THIS E-MAIL TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW, COPY THIS E-MAIL AND SEND IT TO
YOUR FRIENDS AND REMEMBER: IF YOU SEND IT TO THEM, YOU WILL BENEFIT ALL
OF US |
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HOAX
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Subject: infected address book |
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Pictures of Osama Bin-Laden hanged:
Emails with pictures of Osama Bin-Laden hanged are being sent and the
moment that you open these emails your computer will crash and you will
not be able to fix it!!! This e-mail is being distributed through countries
around the globe, but mainly in the US and Israel.
Don't be inconsiderate; send this warning to whomever you know.
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HOAX
XII |
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Subject:
URGENT!!! |
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URGENT!!! PLEASE CIRCULATE to your friends,
family and contacts.
In the coming days, DO NOT open any
message with an attachment called: Black in the White House,
regardless of who sent it to you. It is a virus that opens an
Olympics torch that burns the whole hard disk C of your
computer. This virus comes from a known person who you have in
your list.
Directions: You should send this message to
all of your contacts. It is better to receive this e-mail 25
times than to receive the virus and open it. If you receive a
message called Black in the White House even if sent by a
friend, do not open, and shut down your machine immediately. It
is the worst virus announced by CNN. This new virus has been
discovered recently it has been classified by Microsoft as the
virus most destructive ever.
This virus was discovered
yesterday afternoon by McAfee. There is no repair yet for this
kind of virus. This virus simply destroys the Zero Sector of the
hard disk, where vital information function is stored.
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