A Virtual Card For You.Hoax
| A Virtual Card For You.Hoax |
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| • Detected by virus detection files published: 1/19/2001 | • Type: Hoax |
| • Virus characteristics first published: 1/19/2001 | • Spreading mechanism: Email |
| • Virus characteristics latest update: 12/17/2003 | • Overall risk: None |
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This is not a malicious program but a hoax.Language versionsIts original language is English but there are variants in several other languages. Description of the hoaxThe hoax claims that by opening an email with the title "A Virtual Card For You" your hard drive will be erased. This is not true. The hoax further encourages you to send the message to everyone in you address book. There are several different variants of the email body of this hoax; both in content and in language. |
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