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"Virus Hoax:
Malicious Code Example"
Virus Hoax Warnings: Page 9
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PENPAL GREETINGS! Warning Hoax
The PENPAL GREETINGS! Hoax shown below appears to be an attempt to
kill an e-mail chain letter by claiming that it is a self starting
Trojan that destroys your hard drive and then sends copies of itself
to everyone whose address in in your mailbox. Aside from the fact
that a program cannot start itself, the Trojan would also have to
know about every different kind of e-mail program to be able to
forward copies of itself to other people. This warning is totally a
hoax. FYI!
Subject: Virus Alert Importance: High If anyone receives mail
entitled: PENPAL GREETINGS! please delete it WITHOUT reading it.
Below is a little explanation of the message, and what it would do
to your PC if you were to read the message. If you have any
questions or concerns please contact SAF-IA Info Office on
697-5059.
This is a warning for all internet users - there is a dangerous
virus propogating across the internet through an e-mail message
entitled "PENPAL GREETINGS!". DO NOT DOWNLOAD ANY MESSAGE ENTITLED
"PENPAL GREETINGS!" This message appears to be a friendly letter
asking you if you are interestedin a penpal, but by the time you
read this letter, it is too late. The "trojan horse" virus will have
already infected the boot sector of your hard drive, destroying all
of the data present. It is a self-replicating virus, and once the
message is read, it will AUTOMATICALLY forward itself to anyone
who's e-mail address is present in YOUR mailbox! This virus will
DESTROY your hard drive, and holds the potential to DESTROY the hard
drive of anyone whose mail is in your inbox, and who's mail is in
their inbox, and so on. If this virus remains unchecked, it has the
potential to do a great deal of DAMAGE to computer networks
worldwide!!!! Please, delete the message entitled "PENPAL
GREETINGS!" as soon as you see it! And pass this message along to
all of your friends and relatives, and the other readers of the
newsgroups and mailing lists which you are on, so that they are not
hurt by this dangerous virus!!!!
Copyright 2004 by Jay Jennings
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