Content
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)
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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