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"Virus Hoax:
Malicious Code Example"
Virus Hoax Warnings: Page 14
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The A.I.D.S. Hoax
Circulating the Internet is an email message warning about an
A.I.D.S. virus that destroys your computer. This warning is a hoax.
There are actually several real AIDS viruses and Trojan horses, but
this warning message does not describe any of them.
This particular warning message (shown below) indicates that the
virus comes in an e-mail message. While a virus may be in an
attachment to an e-mail message, reading that message with a
standard, text based, mail reader cannot execute a virus. A virus in
an attachment cannot do anything until that attachment is executed,
or in the case of a Word macro virus, the attached Word document is
opened in Word. For this reason, CIAC recommends that you scan all
executable programs and Word documents that were sent as attachments
to e-mail messages before running or editing them.
The warning claims the virus destroys your actual hardware, such as
memory, mouse, key board, and hard drive, all of which is
impossible. Also notice that the author has not signed the message
or given you any way to authenticate it, which is another strong
indication of a hoax. THEREE IS A VIRUS GOING AROUND CALLED THE
A.I.D.S VIRUS. IT WILL ATTACH ITSELF INSIDE YOUR COMPUTER AND EAT
AWAY AT YOUR MEMORY THIS MEMORY IS IRREPLACEABLE. THEN WHEN IT'S
FINISHED WITH MEMORY IT INFECTS YOUR MOUSE OR POINTING DEVICE. THEN
IT GOES TO YOUR KEY BOARD AND THE LETTERS YOU TYPE WILLNOT REGISTER
ON SCREEN. BEFORE IT SELF TERMINATES IT EATS 5MB OF HARD DRIVE SPACE
AND WILL DELETE ALL PROGRAMS ON IT AND IT CAN SHUT DOWN ANY 8 BIT TO
16 BIT SOUND CARDS RENDERING YOUR SPEAKERS USELESS. IT WILL COME IN
E-MAIL CALLED "OPEN:VERY COOL! :) DELETE IT RIGHT AWAY. THIS VIRUS
WILL BASICLY RENDER YOUR COMPUTER USELESS. YOU MUST PASS THIS ON
QUICKLY AND TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSLE!!!!! YOU MUST!
Copyright 2004 by Jay Jennings
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