Content
Missing Child Hoax
- Type
- Hoax
- SubType
- Discovery Date
- 05/29/2000
- Length
- Minimum DAT
- N/A ( )
- Updated DAT
- N/A ( )
- Minimum Engine
- 5.1.00
- Description Added
- 06/09/2000
- Description Modified
- 06/09/2000 12:00 AM (PT)
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Characteristics
This is a silly hoax which attempts to gain credibility by association. Disregard emails which match this description.
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Subject: VIRUS WARNING-Re: FW: Missing Child -
Look at this before downloading.
The Associated Press
Santa Clara
Network Associates, the manufacturer of McAfee Inc anti-virus products, reports a new and sinister virus in the wake of the I Love You bug. This Trojan horse infects computers when the user downloads an image of an allegedly lost child in response to the pathetic requests of her "parents."
The computer is devastated as a result and will only display images of milk cartons. The virus has been named the "milk carton bug."
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Symptoms
Ignore or delete messages which match this description.
Method of Infection
Ignore or delete messages which match this description.
Removal
Users should either ignore or delete messages received matching this description.
Variants
Variants
N/A
All Information
Overview -
Aliases
- Milk Carton Bug
Characteristics
Characteristics -
This is a silly hoax which attempts to gain credibility by association. Disregard emails which match this description.
--------begin of hoax message----------
Subject: VIRUS WARNING-Re: FW: Missing Child -
Look at this before downloading.
The Associated Press
Santa Clara
Network Associates, the manufacturer of McAfee Inc anti-virus products, reports a new and sinister virus in the wake of the I Love You bug. This Trojan horse infects computers when the user downloads an image of an allegedly lost child in response to the pathetic requests of her "parents."
The computer is devastated as a result and will only display images of milk cartons. The virus has been named the "milk carton bug."
--------end of hoax message----------
Symptoms
Symptoms -
Ignore or delete messages which match this description.
Method of Infection
Method of Infection -
Ignore or delete messages which match this description.
Removal -
Removal -
Users should either ignore or delete messages received matching this description.
Variants
Variants -
N/A
