Profile Name: Elfbowl
Aliases: Elf Bowling, Elfbowl, Frogapult
Variants: None known as at 17th. March 2004
Date Added: 7th. December 1999
Discovery Date: 1st. December 1998
Type: Hoax
SubType: E-mail
Risk Assessment: low
Characteristics:
This is a forwarded email hoax
that mentions a trojan payload for Christmas holidays, however these details
are unfounded in actual analysis of the file mentioned in the email message.
Below is a copy of the actual text which is being circulated.
QUOTE:
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Subject: FW: VIRUS ALERT!!!!
I have just received this - better safe than sorry......
TO ALL
IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED ANY OF THESE GAMES=
FROGAPULT.EXE ELFBOWL.EXE
(FROG GAME) & (ELF BOWLING GAME)
PLEASE CAN YOU DELETE THEM COMPLETELY OUT OF
YOUR SYSTEM AS THEY BOTH HAVE A DELAYED VIRUS
ATTACHED TO THEM THAT WILL BE ACTIVATED ON
CHRISTMAS DAY AND WILL WIPE OUT YOUR SYSTEM.
LET EVERYONE KNOW OF THIS.
THANKS
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END OF QUOTE
Do not forward to others. AVERT has received copies of
a file "ElfBowl" and checked the developer web site for details, this is
a copy of the hoax confirmation web link: http://www.nstorm.com/virushoax.html
Symptoms: Not Available...
Method Of Infection: Not Available...
Removal Instructions: Not Available...
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