Linda Wishman wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Does anyone have the URL for the site that tells all about virus hoaxes
> related to e-mail? I'm getting the old
> Microsoft-warned-yesterday-email-titled-holiday spam in my mail more than I
> care to right now. I'm having one of those days when I'm sure my idea for
> all relatives to have computers was a bad one.
>
This should help you:
Status Codes definitions:
REAL: Valid Warning HOAX: Not real
MISS: Misconception DEFR: Alias for another entry
Virus Name/
Chain Mail Title Comments Status
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A.I.D.S. Claimed to destroy your hard drive HOAX
AltaVista Claims virus is passed when service is used HOAX
America Cancer Claims ACS will send 3 cents for every e-mail HOAX
Society message received for a girl having cancer.
ANANAS virus Affects users of Internet's MIRC software MISS
AOL Ver 4.0 Claims new AOL Version 4 software release will HOAX
Cookie snoop your local hard drive and sent results
back to AOL.
AOL Riot Warns of a virus to be loaded to AOL HOAX
1 Jun 98 computers on 1 June 98 by a hacker group.
AOL4FREE 3 versions known to exist as follows:
AOL4FREE (Ver 1) Macintosh software that gave users free AOL REAL
access in days before flat rate charge.
AOL4FREE (Ver 2) Alleges AOL4FREE.COM will erase hard drives HOAX
AOL4FREE (Ver 3) Trojan horse program. Claims to create free REAL
AOL accounts but is a compiled DOS batch
containing DELTREE command that will erase
contents of hard drive.
Bad Times Makes outrageous claims...read the message HOAX
contents for particulars.
Bill Gates E-Mail Offers a free copy of Win 98 to first 1000 HOAX
Tracking Program people that distribute e-mail.
Bloat Alleged multi application media file virus HOAX
affecting files ending in MP3 or EXE.
Bud Frogs Claims the Bud Frogs screen saver will destroy HOAX
the hard drive
Death Ray Claim to physically destroy computer hardware HOAX
Disney Giveaway Win a trip to Disneyland w/Microsoft Help HOAX
EEVP Virus See Bill Gates entry DEFR
FATE30 Claims file FATE30.COM contains a virus HOAX
GHOST.EXE Claims will destroy hard drive. Originally a MISS
free screen saver that activated on any Friday
the 13th. Caused no damage/harm.
Good Times Claims will rewrite your hard drive HOAX
HTML Virus Does various damage to personal computers MISS
Internet Cleanup Alleges the internet has to be shut down for HOAX
Day 24 hours to delete outdated/useless data.
Jessica Mydek See America Cancer Society DEFR
Join The Crew Claims e-mail will erase hard drive HOAX
(usually mated with "PENPAL" warning)
Kidney Harvest Warns of alleged abductions/kidney removals HOAX
Londhouse See Altavista DEFR
Millennium virus PC havoc reigns when 0001 1 January 2000 rolls MISS
around
Open:Very Cool See A.I.D.S. DEFR
PENPAL Claims a Trojan program erases your hard drive HOAX
(usually mated with "Join The Crew" warning)
Red Team Claims running attached program will scan and REAL
disinfect computer. Attached program contains
real virus. Affects Win 3.1/95 w/Eudora mail.
Returned Mail Warns not to open/read mail having subject MISS
line of "FW:Fwd: returned or unable to deliver"
Such message are actually e-mail you sent,
returned due to a bad e-mail address.
Win A Holiday Warns of a virus that will erase hard drives HOAX
Y2K Virus See Millennium virus DEFR
Year 2000 Virus See previous entry DEFR
Reading E-Mail Tips:
1. Never open/execute EXE or COM-type attachments if you don't know the
sender! Avoid grief..delete the message. (Who ya gonna upset?)
2. Never open/execute EXE or COM-type attachments if you KNOW the sender
but WASN'T expecting the file. Call/or e-mail it back if no
explanation is given. (How much do YOU trust that person...?)
3. If you're anti-virus software doesn't automatically scan attachments,
save them to your hard drive first, then scan them.
4. Legit virus warning will usually originate from reputable sites and
will contain a tag line with a point of contact for further info/
clarification.
5. Should you receive e-mail warning of a virus that doesn't appear in
the above list, ask your local security staff for help or send it to
me to check out. (Do you REALLY want to send it on to your friends
and end up appearing clueless..?)
Chain e-mail takes up your time to readdress it, clogs bandwidth, and
TENDS TO ANNOY PEOPLE THAT RECEIVE IT!
Material for this advisory was collected from various sources.
Additional
information on hoaxes can be procured from the following on-line
sources:
> http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/CIACHoaxes.html
> http://www.kumite.com/myths
> http://www.datafellows.fi/news/hoax.htm
--
John Stewart
SUPSHIP San Diego
Information Systems Security Mgr
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