Aliases: None known as at 17th. March 2004
Variants: None known as at 17th. March 2004
Date Added: 6th. 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.
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:
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This is an official warning from Intel Corporation!
If you receive a mail with the subject: Special Offer!
DO NOT OPEN THIS MAIL!
This mail contains a PLAIN TEXT VIRUS called PII-Degrade.
Nickname: Slow Boat 24
This virus will degrade the performance of a standard Pentium II
processor with 50% every 24 hours. This means that 3-7 days after
infection your computer will not start.
Once the the virus has attached itself to your Bios it can not be
removed.
There is no anti virus program today, that can disinfect and clean a
computer with this virus. Intel are working on a Bios upgrade utility
program that will be able to deal with this.
Please take this warning serious and forward it everyone that you
know to prevent further spread of this highly dangerous virus.
More detailed information can be obtained at: detailed info
The New Intel Pentium III processor is NOT affected by this virus,
read more at: more info
Intel Corporation
Marketing Department
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END OF QUOTE
Symptoms: Not Available...
Method Of Infection: Not Available...
Removal Instructions: Not Available...
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