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AVERT HOAX Notice!!

McAfee AVERT Labs would like to inform you of an email HOAX.

This email message is just a HOAX, currently we know of no other message that the user will receive about the HOAX as the initial email states. AVERT has not received any report of a user's hard drive being destroyed by receiving the email.

We are advising users who receive the email to delete it and DO NOT pass it on as this is how an email HOAX propagates.

Below is the actual text from the message that may be received via email.

(Portuguese version)

(English version)

VERY URGENT READ THIS RIGHT NOW AND SEND IT TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW Somebody is sending an e-mail with little red shoes dancing to happy music. In the e-mail a thousand more musics are offered. Don't download this.It's the Kleneu66 virus.If you open the file, in two hours your HD will be completely destroyed.TAKE CARE!!!!! Don't download this file under any circumstance!This virus was released yesterday and according to AOL, there still is no available antivirus against Kleneus66.Please, send this message to everyone in your e-mail address list.If you receive the file you know what to do. DON'T DOWNLOAD OR OPEN IT.

Again, if you receive this email delete it and DO NOT pass it on.

McAfee AVERT

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Ignore or delete this email and do not forward it to others.

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AVERT HOAX Notice!!

McAfee AVERT Labs would like to inform you of an email HOAX.

This email message is just a HOAX, currently we know of no other message that the user will receive about the HOAX as the initial email states. AVERT has not received any report of a user's hard drive being destroyed by receiving the email.

We are advising users who receive the email to delete it and DO NOT pass it on as this is how an email HOAX propagates.

Below is the actual text from the message that may be received via email.

(Portuguese version)

(English version)

VERY URGENT READ THIS RIGHT NOW AND SEND IT TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW Somebody is sending an e-mail with little red shoes dancing to happy music. In the e-mail a thousand more musics are offered. Don't download this.It's the Kleneu66 virus.If you open the file, in two hours your HD will be completely destroyed.TAKE CARE!!!!! Don't download this file under any circumstance!This virus was released yesterday and according to AOL, there still is no available antivirus against Kleneus66.Please, send this message to everyone in your e-mail address list.If you receive the file you know what to do. DON'T DOWNLOAD OR OPEN IT.

Again, if you receive this email delete it and DO NOT pass it on.

McAfee AVERT

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Ignore or delete this email and do not forward it to others.

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