America Online
Year 2000 Update hoax
Here's
an example of the hoax.
THIS
IS A LEGIT VIRUS WARNING -- DON'T DOWNLOAD, FORWARD TO TOSEMAIL1
IT WILL COME TO YOU AS "America online year 2000 Update" it will
have a File: Y2KFIX.EXE (41229 bytes) DL Time (115200 bps): <
1 minute DO NOT DOWNLOAD IT, ITS A VIRUS . 1) IF AOL WANTED TO
UPDATE YOUR SYSTEM, THEY WOULD DO IT WHILE YOU WERE ONLINE, NOT
THIS WAY 2) IF AOL WERE TO DO IT THIS WAY THEY WOULD JUST SEND
YOU AN EMAIL TO CONTACT THEIR WEB SITE AND THEN DOWNLOAD THE NECESSARY
FILE IT HAS BEEN REPORTED TO AOL, SO JUST FORWARD TO "TOSEMAIL1"
THE REST OF IT GOES AS FOLLOWS: Hello, I am Richard Brunner of
the AOL TECH Team and we have recently finished work on this project
which is the AOL Year 2000 Update. The function of this program
is to make your AOL version completely compatible with the year
2000 bugs that will occur on most computers. This program will
work on Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows 98, and Macintosh. It
has been made to be as user-friendly as possible. You just have
to: 1. Double click on the icon 2. Restart your computer and your
computer and AOL will automatically be
updated.
If you experience any problems with this file please report them
to this e-mail address. Thanks for your time, Richard Brunner
AOL Tech Staff emp#104586027
Ignore
this hoax warning and do not pass it on.
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