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48 Hours Hoax

Date Published:
12/02/2002

Last Updated:
22/06/2004

Threat Assessment

Overall Risk:   None
Wild:  None
Destructiveness:  None
Pervasiveness:  None

Characteristics

Type : Hoax

Category : Hoax

Also known as:  

Immediate Protection Info

 
SignatureProductRemoval Instructions
n/a
eTrust Antivirus v7/8* (InoculateIT Engine)
n/a
eTrust Antivirus v7/8* (Vet Engine)
n/a
eTrust EZ Antivirus 6.2x
 
 

Description

This hoax follows the standard pattern: warns of a new incredibly dangerous virus, quotes a bogus alert from Microsoft to add realism and asks you to forward the message to as many people as possible. This hoax has been translated into several different languages. The name of this hoax is derived from the text of the message, which mentions that the virus will be spreading in the next 48 hours and that you should wait 48 hours before attempting to remove it. This virus does not exist.

The text on this page is part of a hoax and is not a legitimate warning. We present it here to help you identify any hoax messages that you receive. Please note that hoaxes often have several variations in circulation, so you may receive a hoax message that is similar, but not identical to the message below.

In Italian:

Da leggere attentamente!!!!!!
Oggetto: ATTENZIONE VIRUS!!!!
IN 48 ORE SI PREVEDE IL SUO INIZIO A CIRCOLARE. MICROSOFT HA APPENA FINITO ANNUNCIARLO. L'INFORMAZIONE DICE COSI': se ti arriva un e-mail con oggetto HELP non aprire, ne passarci il mouse sopra o eliminarlo giacch? con questi semplici movimenti si attiver? il virus senza bisogno di scaricarlo.
Aspetta 48 ore dopo che ti ? arrivato per cancellarlo, se non lo fai e lo elimini subito, il virus si attiver? e inizier? a cancellarti i dati sull' hard disk e non ti lascer? entrare nel sistema operativo. Nota: ti pu? arrivare da un nome sconosciuto o da uno dei tuoi contatti.  E' MOLTO URGENTE, PASSALO A QUALSIASI PERSONA CHE HA IL TUO INDIRIZZO DI
POSTA
ELETTRONICA!!

In Polish:

Przedmiot: UWAGA NA VIRUS!!!!
PRZEWIDUJE SIE, ZE ZACZNIE ON KRAZYC W PRZECIAGU 48 GODZIN.
MICROSOFT WLASNIE ZAKONCZYL OFICJALNE KOMUNIKATY. BRZMIA ONE NASTEPUJACO:
jezeli otrzymasz e-mail'a z przedmiotem HELP nie otwieraj go, nie wchodz na niego mysza ani go nie eliminuj, poniewaz poprzez wykonanie tych prostych czynnosci nastapi jego aktywizacja, nawet bez otwierania tej wiadomosci.  Zaczekaj 48 godzin od jego otrzymania by go skasowac, jezeli tego nie zrobisz i skasujesz natychmiast, wirus sie uaktywni i zacznie kasowac twoje dane z twardego dysku oraz nie pozwoli Ci otworzyc systemu operacyjnego. Uwaga: mozesz go otrzymac z nieznanego ci adresu poczty lub od jednej z osób z która sie poprzez poczte kontaktujesz.
RZECZ JEST BARDZO PILNA, PRZELSLIJ NINIEJSZY E-MAIL DO KAZDEJ Z OSÓB, KTÓRA
POSIADA TWÓJ ADRES POCZTY ELETRONICZNEJ!!!

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