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Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2012 8:35 pm
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Check out the webpage below.. The "California IBM" virus is a hoax..
Symantec has a great, free, encyclopedia of viruses. Anytime you get a
warning by email, you can check for yourself whether it's a real threat
or not.
Dave Qualley
#057SR
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/d ... .hoax.html
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<h1>California IBM Hoax</h1>
<p>
The following messages have been sent out by email. They are both copies of the same hoax. This "virus" does not exist.
<p>
The hoax messages includes the following "warning":
<p>
<i>Another new virus has been discovered.
It arrives in an e-mail titled
"California IBM". Microsoft has
announced that it is very bad, worse
than "Love Letter". There is no
remedy or cure. It will consume all
the information in the hard
drive, and will destroy Netscape
Navigator and Microsoft Internet
Explorer. Do not open anything with
this title, and pass this message on
to your e-mail contacts. Right now
not many people know about this, so
please pass it on as quickly as
possible.</i>
<p>
<i>Thank you.</i>
<p>Second sample of hoax message "warning" (French variation):
<p>
<i>INFO MICROSOFT</i>
<p>
<i>Nouveau virus !!!</i>
<p>
<i>Microsoft nous pr
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Check out the webpage below.. The "California IBM" virus is a hoax..
Symantec has a great, free, encyclopedia of viruses. Anytime you get a
warning by email, you can check for yourself whether it's a real threat
or not.
Dave Qualley
#057SR
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/d ... .hoax.html
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<h1>California IBM Hoax</h1>
<p>
The following messages have been sent out by email. They are both copies of the same hoax. This "virus" does not exist.
<p>
The hoax messages includes the following "warning":
<p>
<i>Another new virus has been discovered.
It arrives in an e-mail titled
"California IBM". Microsoft has
announced that it is very bad, worse
than "Love Letter". There is no
remedy or cure. It will consume all
the information in the hard
drive, and will destroy Netscape
Navigator and Microsoft Internet
Explorer. Do not open anything with
this title, and pass this message on
to your e-mail contacts. Right now
not many people know about this, so
please pass it on as quickly as
possible.</i>
<p>
<i>Thank you.</i>
<p>Second sample of hoax message "warning" (French variation):
<p>
<i>INFO MICROSOFT</i>
<p>
<i>Nouveau virus !!!</i>
<p>
<i>Microsoft nous pr