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New Hoaxes: Deeyenda, Penpal, and Red Alert
> **********VIRUS ALERT********** >VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION, PLEASE READ! >There is a computer virus that is being sent across the Internet. If >you receive an email message with the subject line "Deeyenda", DO NOT >read the message, DELETE it immediately! >Some miscreant is sending email under the title "Deeyenda" nationwide, >if you get anything like this DON'T DOWNLOAD THE FILE! It has a virus >that rewrites your hard drive, obliterates anything on it. Please be >careful and forward this e-mail to anyone you care about. >The Internet community has again been plagued by another computer >virus. This message is being spread throughout the Internet, including >USENET posting, EMAIL, and other Internet activities. The reason for >all the attention is because of the nature of this virus and the >potential security risk it makes. Instead of a destructive Trojan >virus (like most viruses!), this virus referred to as Deeyenda Maddick, >performs a comprehensive search on your computer, looking for valuable >information, such as email and login passwords, credit cards, personal >inf., etc. >The Deeyenda virus also has the capability to stay memory resident >while running a host of applications and operation systems, such as >Windows 3.11 and Windows 95. What this means to Internet users is that >when a login and password are send to the server, this virus can copy >this information and SEND IT OUT TO UN UNKNOWN ADDRESS (varies). >The reason for this warning is because the Deeyenda virus is virtually >undetectable. >Once attacked your computer will be unsecure. Although >it can attack any O/S this virus is most likely to attack those users >viewing Java enhanced Web Pages (Netscape 2.0+ and Microsoft Internet >Explorer 3.0+ which are running under Windows 95). Researchers at >Princeton University have found this virus on a number of World Wide >Web pages and fear its spread. >Please pass this on, for we must alert the general public at the >security risks. PENPAL GREETING HOAX E RED ALERT HOAX SONO SIMILI ALLA LETTERA SOPRA |