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Virus named "Osama
Vs Bush" or "This War Will Affect the World Economy"-Fiction!
Summary of eRumor:
A virus warning that says a
virus named "Osama Vs Bush" will erase your entire hard
drive. If you open it, it asks "will this war affect the
world economy?" The writer says it has caused major
damage in the U.S., India, and elsewhere. There is no remedy
and the writer checked on McAfee's Hoax List and did not find it.
The Truth:
This is a hoax.
No record of it.
A real example of the story as it has
been circulated:
Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 7:38 PM
Subject: IMPORTANT !!!!!! Virus Alert!!!!!!!!!!
Hi All,Be Careful.
There's a new virus which was found recently which will erase the
whole 'C' drive.
If u get a mail with the subject "Osama Vs Bush", please
delete that mail right away. Otherwise it will erase the whole C
drive. As soon as you open it, it asks "will this war affect the
world economy?". If you click on any button, your system will be
shut down and will never boot again. It already caused a major damage in
the US, INDIA and few other parts of the world.
The remedy for this has not yet been discovered. So please forward this
mail to as many people as possible and let everybody be aware of
this.
I checked it on McAfee's Hoax list and the above is not a hoax.
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