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F-Secure Hoax Information Pages: AOL Badguy hoax
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Summary
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| AOL Badguy is a hoax. |
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Detailed Description
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Here's the example of this hoax.
WATCH OUT FOR THIS GUY....Read DON'T Delete!!!!!!!!
OK....lets watch out for this jerk.....protect the backs of your
friends! Please..Pass it on......
A MEMBER OF AOL BY THE SCREEN NAME OF Community7 MIGHT TRY TO
SEND YOU A VIRUS WHICH COULD CRASH YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM IF
DOWNLOADED.
HIS TRICK: HE WILL PRETEND TO BE EMPLOYED BY AOL, AND WILL ASK
IF YOU WERE INTERESTED IN BECOMING A GUIDE. HE THEN WILL E-MAIL
YOU A PHONY APPLICATION PROGRAM TO DOWNLOAD.
DO NOT REPLY TO HIS IM's, NOR READ ANY OF HIS E-MAIL.
IT LOOKS LIKE THIS:
File: AOLACCNT.EXE (368653 bytes)
DL Time (28800 bps): < 4 minutes
DO NOT DOWNLOAD. IT WILL CRASH YOUR SYSTEM. IF HE IM's YOU,
REPORT HIM. PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO FRIENDS
There is another version of this hoax:
SUBJECT: WATCH OUT FOR THIS GUY....
OK....lets watch out for this jerk.....protect the
backs of your friends! Please..Pass it on......
A MEMBER OF AOL BY THE SCREEN NAME OF Desi1love MIGHT TRY TO
SEND YOU A VIRUS WHICH COULD CRASH YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM.
HIS TRICK: HE INNOCENTLY IM's YOU HELLO, WAITS 30 SECONDS,
THEN IM's YOU AGAIN, WAITS ANOTHER 30 SECONDS, AND THEN
WRITES..."WHAT THE FU**, WHY AREN'T YOU ANSWERING"
DO NOT REPLY TO HIS IM's, NOR READ ANY OF HIS E-MAIL BECAUSE
ONCE YOU REPLY, YOUR COMPUTER WILL FREEZE AND THATS HOW YOU KNOW
YOUR HARD DRIVE IS BEING WIPED OUT.
SO PLEASE BE VERY VERY CAREFUL!!!!
PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO EVERY ONE YOU KNOW!!!
Please ignore these messages and do not pass them on. |
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Last Modified: January 01, 2006
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