The Upgrade Internet2 / Perrin.exe Virus Hoax
PLEASE, SEND THIS INFORMATION TO EVERY PERSON IN YOUR
ADDRESS BOOK. IF YOU RECEIVE AN E-MAIL THAT READS
"UPGRADE INTERNET2" DO NOT OPEN IT, AS IT CONTAINS AN
EXECUTABLE NAMED "PERRIN.EXE." IT WILL ERASE ALL THE
DATA IN YOUR HARD DRIVE AND IT WILL STAY IN MEMORY.
EVERY TIME THAT YOU UPLOAD ANY DATA, IT WILL BE
AUTOMATICALLY ERASED AND YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO
USE YOUR COMPUTER AGAIN. THIS INFORMATION WAS
PUBLISHED YESTERDAY IN THE CNN WEB SITE. THIS IS A
VERY DANGEROUS VIRUS. TO THIS DATE, THERE IS NO KNOWN
ANTIVIRUS PROGRAM FOR THIS PARTICULAR VIRUS PLEASE,
FORWARD THIS INFORMATION TO YOUR FRIENDS, SO THAT THEY
WILL BE ON THE ALERT. ALSO CHECK THE LIST BELOW, SENT
BY IBM, WITH THE NAMES OF SOME E-MAILS THAT, IF
RECEIVED, SHOULD NOT BE OPENED AND MUST BE DELETED
IMMEDIATELY, BECAUSE THEY
CONTAIN ATTACHED VIRUSES. THIS WAY YOUR COMPUTER WILL
BE SAFE.
THE TITLES ARE:
1) buddylst.exe
2) calcu18r.exe
3) deathpr.exe
4) einstein.exe
5) happ.exe
6) girls.exe
7) happy99.exe
8) japanese.exe
9) keypress.exe
10) kitty.exe
11) monday.exe
12) teletubb.exe
13) The Phantom Menace
14) prettypark.exe
15) UP-GRADE INTERNET2
16) perrin.exe
17) I love You
18) CELCOM Screen Saver or CELSAVER.EXE
19) Win a Holiday (e-mail)
20) JOIN THE CREW O PENPALS
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