Techguy
November 30, 2000, 11:17 pm
California IBM Hoax
The following messages have been sent out by email. They are both copies of the same hoax. This "virus" does not exist.
The hoax messages includes the following "warning":
Another new virus has been discovered. It arrives in an e-mail titled "California IBM". Microsoft has announced that it is very bad, worse than "Love Letter". There is no remedy or cure. It will consume all the information in the hard drive, and will destroy Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer. Do not open anything with this title, and pass this message on to your e-mail contacts. Right now not many people know about this, so please pass it on as quickly as possible.
Thank you.
Second sample of hoax message "warning" (French variation):
INFO MICROSOFT
Nouveau virus !!!
Microsoft nous prévient. Un nouveau virus a été découvert! Il arrivera par e-mail intitulé: CALIFORNIA IBM Microsoft a annoncé qu'il est très puissant, plus encore que Love Letter. Il n'existe aucun remède, il avale toute information du disque dur, détruit Netscape Navigator et Microsoft Internet Explorer.
N'ouvrez rien s'intitulant ainsi, et passez ce message à tous vos contacts e-mail. Peu de gens sont au courant, passez le message le plus rapidement possible.
Merci.
Category: Hoax
Removal:
Please ignore any messages regarding this "hoax" and do not pass on any messages regarding it. Passing on messages about this hoax serves only to further propagate it.
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If we can't fix it, it ain't broke!
The following messages have been sent out by email. They are both copies of the same hoax. This "virus" does not exist.
The hoax messages includes the following "warning":
Another new virus has been discovered. It arrives in an e-mail titled "California IBM". Microsoft has announced that it is very bad, worse than "Love Letter". There is no remedy or cure. It will consume all the information in the hard drive, and will destroy Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer. Do not open anything with this title, and pass this message on to your e-mail contacts. Right now not many people know about this, so please pass it on as quickly as possible.
Thank you.
Second sample of hoax message "warning" (French variation):
INFO MICROSOFT
Nouveau virus !!!
Microsoft nous prévient. Un nouveau virus a été découvert! Il arrivera par e-mail intitulé: CALIFORNIA IBM Microsoft a annoncé qu'il est très puissant, plus encore que Love Letter. Il n'existe aucun remède, il avale toute information du disque dur, détruit Netscape Navigator et Microsoft Internet Explorer.
N'ouvrez rien s'intitulant ainsi, et passez ce message à tous vos contacts e-mail. Peu de gens sont au courant, passez le message le plus rapidement possible.
Merci.
Category: Hoax
Removal:
Please ignore any messages regarding this "hoax" and do not pass on any messages regarding it. Passing on messages about this hoax serves only to further propagate it.
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If we can't fix it, it ain't broke!