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AOL 83 Minutes hoax

Type
Hoax
SubType
AOL
Discovery Date
02/23/2000
Length
Minimum DAT
N/A ( )
Updated DAT
N/A ( )
Minimum Engine
5.1.00
Description Added
02/23/2000
Description Modified
02/23/2000 12:00 AM (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.

Do not forward this message to other people as the email suggests. If you receive the message directly, forward a copy to the proper group for handling. A suggested address would be "abuse@" and the name of the domain the email was received from (i.e. "abuse@someplace.com" if the address the message was received from was "user@someplace.com").

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 forward it as the message suggests.

McAfee AVERT

Symptoms

Not applicable.

Method of Infection

Not applicable.

Removal

Users should either ignore or delete messages received matching this description.

Variants

Variants

    N/A

All Information

Overview -

Characteristics

Characteristics -

AVERT HOAX Notice!!

McAfee AVERT Labs would like to inform you of an email HOAX.

Do not forward this message to other people as the email suggests. If you receive the message directly, forward a copy to the proper group for handling. A suggested address would be "abuse@" and the name of the domain the email was received from (i.e. "abuse@someplace.com" if the address the message was received from was "user@someplace.com").

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 forward it as the message suggests.

McAfee AVERT

Symptoms

Symptoms -

Not applicable.

Method of Infection

Method of Infection -

Not applicable.

Removal -

Removal -

Users should either ignore or delete messages received matching this description.

Variants

Variants -

    N/A