Aliases: None known as at 17th. March 2004
Variants: None known as at 17th. March 2004
Date Added: 11th. May 1999
Further Information:
Origin: Not available
Length: Not available
Type: Hoax
SubType: E-mail
Risk Assessment: Low
Characteristics: AVERT HOAX Notice!!
NAI Labs AVERT announces a new email HOAX.
This email message is just a HOAX, currently we know of no other message that the user will receive about the HOAX as the initial email states. AVERT has not received any report of a user’s ICQ or email contacts being sent out upon opening the email.
We are advising users who receive the email to delete it and NOT TO pass it on, as this is how an email HOAX propagates.
This is NOT an actual
virus. Below is a copy of the actual text which was circulated.
QUOTE:
ATTENTION VIRUS NASTYFRIEND99
There is a new virus, which will be infecting computers on May 15.
This virus will take all your email contacts and ICQ contacts and sent
to those contacts.
Please forward this email to everyone you know and do not open any
email with the subject "HI MY FRIEND!!!"
__________________________________
END OF QUOTE
Symptoms: Not Available...
Method Of Infection: Not Available...
Removal Instructions: Not Available...
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ALL those sending emails of thanks are kindly requested to indicate whether these are for publication.
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