Re: HOAX - Virus Trojan Horse Found

From: Michael Ehlenberger <michael_at_premiumnetwork.com>
Date: Fri 08 Jun 2001 10:22:26 -0500

I just wanted to send this to everyone on my email
list (yes... bcc'd) in the hope that you will not be
effected by this obvious prankster's hoax. If you have
been a victim of this you will be able to use the
information sent to me from McAfee to easily resolve
your problem. I felt compelled to send this to you
all, as everyone in our office has received this phony
virus warning.

Also, a quick shameless plug... (ohhh well.. I better
not :) )

Have a fantastic day!

All the best,

Michael Ehlenberger
Director, Business Development
Premium Network, Inc.
408.360.9895 direct
408.921.8824 mobile
415.284.1444 sf office
415.284.1482 fax

http://www.premiumnetwork.com
THE ONLINE ADVERTISING NETWORK


  Thank you for contacting the McAfee.com Virus
  Support team. We have determined that you are not
  inquiring about an actual virus. You do not risk
  any data loss from either of these. You may visit
  http://vil.mcafee.com/dispVirus.asp?virus_k=99084&
  for more information on this hoax. The file listed
  in the email is a Windows file and should not be
  deleted. If you have deleted this file, you will
  need to restore it from your Windows CD, or contact
  your system vendor for more information. Please read
  the following definitions for further clarification:

  1. HOAX VIRUS: Similar to the "boy who cried wolf",
  a virus hoax is an e-mail chain letter that warns a
  user of a virus. In reality, the virus it mentions
  does not exist. The only true purpose of the e-mail
  is to spread disinformation in the web community. If
  you receive a hoax e-mail, you should delete it and
  inform the sender that the virus does not exist.

  2. JOKE VIRUS: A Joke virus is actually a program
  that causes benign activities to occur on your
  monitor. These activities cause no real damage, and
  are only meant as a joke.

  MCAFEE.COM VIRUS INFORMATION LIBRARY
  McAfee.com keeps track of Hoax and Joke viruses so
  that our users can stay informed.

  Please use the following URLs for further research:

  HOAX VIRUSES
   http://vil.mcafee.com/hoax.asp?

  JOKE VIRUSES/PROGRAMS
   http://vil.mcafee.com/default.asp?



Received on Fri Jun 08 2001 - 10:22:26 CDT