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AIDS Hoax

Type
Hoax
SubType
E-mail
Discovery Date
03/01/1999
Length
Minimum DAT
N/A ( )
Updated DAT
N/A ( )
Minimum Engine
5.1.00
Description Added
01/20/2000
Description Modified
08/01/2000 1:38 PM (PT)
Risk Assessment
Corporate User
N/A
Home User
N/A

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Characteristics

AVERT HOAX Notice!!

McAfee AVERT Labs would like to inform you of an 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 hardware being damaged by receiving the email.

We are advising users who receive the email to delete it and DO NOT pass it on as this is how an email HOAX propagates.

Below is the actual text from the message that may be received via email.

Again, if you receive this email delete it and DO NOT pass it on.

McAfee AVERT

Symptoms

Not applicable - ignore or delete messages matching this description.

Method of Infection

Not applicable - ignore or delete messages matching this description.

Removal

Ignore or delete this email and do not forward it to others.

Variants

Variants

    N/A

All Information

Overview -

Characteristics

Characteristics -

AVERT HOAX Notice!!

McAfee AVERT Labs would like to inform you of an 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 hardware being damaged by receiving the email.

We are advising users who receive the email to delete it and DO NOT pass it on as this is how an email HOAX propagates.

Below is the actual text from the message that may be received via email.

Again, if you receive this email delete it and DO NOT pass it on.

McAfee AVERT

Symptoms

Symptoms -

Not applicable - ignore or delete messages matching this description.

Method of Infection

Method of Infection -

Not applicable - ignore or delete messages matching this description.

Removal -

Removal -

Ignore or delete this email and do not forward it to others.

Variants

Variants -

    N/A