Aliases: None known as at 18th. March 2004
Variants: None known as at 18th. March 2004
Date Added: 6th. May 1999
Further Information:
Origin: Not available
Length: Not available
Type: Hoax
SubType: E-mail
Risk Assessment: Low
Characteristics: This is NOT
an actual virus. Below is a copy of the actual text
QUOTE:
Subject: Fwd: (Warning)Windows 98 !
Microsoft slapped two more lawsuit against one teenager and one
For your information on how Microsoft actually trace PIRATED /
Whenever you logon into the internet, during the verifying password
And if Microsoft denied those serial numbers, then they will send an
There is already 54 cases in Singapore regarding uses of PIRATE /
I do not wish to see any of my friends get into this million dollar tangle
Forward this mail to as many people you know, and who knows you
END OF QUOTE
Symptoms: Not Available...
Method Of Infection: Not Available...
Removal Instructions: Not Available...
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of any kind. In no event shall we be liable for any damages whatsoever
including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business
profits or special damages.
which was circulated.
retired worker for using pirated Windows 98 software.
COPIED / UNLICENSED Windows 98:
duration. Your ISP (Internet Service Provider) will download a
SUB-REGISTRY ENCRYPTED HEXADECIMAL (containing all your
PROGRAMS serial numbers installed into Win98!!) file from your
Windows 98 registry. Then they send this SUB-REGISTRY to Microsoft
for verification. And ONLY Microsoft knows how to decode this
encypted hexadecimal file. If Microsoft verified that the serial numbers
are authentic, then they WILL REGISTER THOSE NUMBERS FOR YOU
A-U-T-O-M-A-T-C-A-L-L-Y !!!
E-Mail to the ISP you dialled into and your ISP will start tracing
everyone who logons to their systems. That's why during sometime
for no reason your internet started slowing down. And if your ISP
verified that the SUB-REGISTRY ENCYPTED HEXADECIMAL file is yours,
they will send your information over to Microsoft Singapore. And there
they will decide whether to take actions or not.
COPIED / UNLICENSED Windows 98.
from Bill Gates, not that I hate this guy, but it really sucks when they
made such anti-piracy move into the software itself - thus forcing
everyone to buy Microsoft original's Windows 98, if not they'll slap you
with a lawsuit.
may just save one of your friends from getting sued by Microsoft.
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