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Pikachus Ball hoax

Type
Hoax
SubType
E-mail
Discovery Date
01/08/2001
Length
Minimum DAT
N/A ( )
Updated DAT
N/A ( )
Minimum Engine
5.1.00
Description Added
01/08/2001
Description Modified
01/10/2001 12:57 PM (PT)
Risk Assessment
Corporate User
N/A
Home User
N/A

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AVERT HOAX Notice!!

NAI Labs AVERT would like to inform you of a new 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 erased for opening 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.

Here is a translation of the message.

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

AVERT
A Division of NAI Labs

Symptoms

Not applicable, delete or ignore messages matching this description.

Method of Infection

Not applicable, delete or ignore messages matching this description.

Removal

Users should either ignore or delete messages received matching this description.

Variants

Variants

    N/A

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Overview -

Characteristics

Characteristics -

AVERT HOAX Notice!!

NAI Labs AVERT would like to inform you of a new 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 erased for opening 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.

Here is a translation of the message.

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

AVERT
A Division of NAI Labs

Symptoms

Symptoms -

Not applicable, delete or ignore messages matching this description.

Method of Infection

Method of Infection -

Not applicable, delete or ignore messages matching this description.

Removal -

Removal -

Users should either ignore or delete messages received matching this description.

Variants

Variants -

    N/A