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Antichrist Hoax
SUMMARY
Symantec Security Response encourages you to ignore any messages regarding this hoax. It is harmless and is intended only to cause unwarranted concern.Please ignore any messages regarding this hoax and do not pass on messages. Passing on messages about the hoax only serves to further propagate it.
Original text (spanish):
ALERTA: EL PEOR VIRUS DE LA HISTORIA.
Acaba de ser descubierto un nuevo virus que ha sido clasificado por Microsoft y por Mcafee como el mas destructor de todos los tiempos. Este virus fue descubierto ayer y se esta conociendo con el nombre de ANTICRISTO, no ha sido encontrado un antivirus, simplemente destruye la trilla cero del disco duro, donde estan guardadas. Informaciones vitales para su funcionamiento. Funciona de la siguiente manera:
1.-) Se autoenvia a todos los nombres de su agenda con el titulo:
"SORPRESA?!!!!!!!!!!"
2.-) En el momento que se instala destruye la trilla cero y asi destruye para siempre el disco duro. Por favor enviar este E-Mail al mayor numero de personas posibles, en caso de recibir un e-mail con asunto "SORPRESA?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!", hagase aconsejar por un experto ya que tiene la capacidad de autoinstalarse.
Translated text (English):
ALERT: THE WORST VIRUS IN THE HISTORY.
It has just been discovered a new virus that has been classified for Microsoft and for Mcafee like the most destructive of all times. This virus was discovered yesterday and is known with the name of ANTICHRIST, it has not been discovered an antivirus for it, it simply destroys the furrow zero of the hard disk, where vital information for its operation are kept.
It works in the following way:
1. -) It sends itself to all the names of your address book with the title:
"SURPRISE?!!!!!!!!!!"
2. -) In the moment that it is installed it destroys the furrow zero and in this way it destroys forever the hard disk. Please send this E-mail to the most possible people, in case of receiving an e-mail with subject "SURPRISE?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"!, make yourself get advise from an expert because it has auto-install capacity.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
No additional information.
Please ignore any messages regarding this hoax and do not pass on messages. Passing on messages about the hoax only serves to further propagate it.
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