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F-Secure Hoax Information Pages: NEWYORK BIG DIRT and THE FUCKER message hoax

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Name : NEWYORK BIG DIRT and THE FUCKER message hoax
Alias:WWZ.SIP screensaver hoax
Type:Hoax
Category:Hoax
Platform:Win32
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Summary
NEWYORK BIG DIRT and THE FUCKER message hoax appeared in May 2001. It was originally in French.
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Detailed Description

Here 's how it looks in English:

Subject: ATTENTION

Good evening, please read carefully the following message.

VERY IMPORTANT MESSAGE !!!The crime prevention center for
viruses announces:

- Two new viruses have been discovered, they'll arrive with an
e-mail with subject NEWYORK BIG DIRT and THE FUCKER

Microsoft has announced that they're very powerful, even more
than LoveLetter."

There is no remedy, they swallow every information from the hard
disk, destroy Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator. Do not
open anything with that subject. Only a few people are aware of
this!

This message should be forwarded to as many people as possible.

If you receive by mail a message with an attached screensaver
named WWZ.SIP: don't open it under any circumstances. Delete it
immediately. By opening it, you'll lose every data on your hard
disk. This virus was disclosed 5 days ago, if everybody is
alerted, the release of this virus will prove a failure.

THANKS FOR FORWARDING THIS TO EVERYONE IN YOUR ADDRESS BOOK


Please ignore this hoax and do not pass it on. Thanks to Fabrizio Cassoni for the English translation of this hoax.

[Last modified: May 2001]
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