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

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Summary
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| NEWYORK BIG DIRT and THE FUCKER message hoax appeared in May 2001. It was originally in French. |
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Detailed Description
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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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Last Modified: January 01, 2006
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