There is no virus by this name. Instead, there is a hoax e-mail
message with this name being passed around. The e-mail message
looks like this:
Now Downloading EXE.EIDE Virus
Complete!
Sup, this is CryoDeth here, you may not know me, but I'm one of AOL's biggest hackers, but not
known so much for my hacking talents, as I am for my email macro virus talents. That's right.
As soon as you opened this email, a virus was downloaded to your computer. This
virus can and WILL delete your entire hard drive, but can be stopped by doing 2 things....
First, you must remove any knowledge to AOL's server that you opened this mail, to do this,
you must complete the following:
Send mail to: [email protected]
In the subject, put: EMAIL-DELETE
In the message box, put:
Encrypt/type = MIME/plain
Open(MIME-Message204b)
Remove(Your Screen Name Here)
Edit.Mailbox(Your Password Here)
Mailbox.Refresh
Close(MIME-Message204b)
Connection.End
THE VIRUS ISN'T GONE YET!!!!! This only delayed the virus from kicking in for about a week.
As it stands, your hard drive will be completely erased in one week. THE SECOND thing you
must do, is forward this to ast least 50 people before that week is up. As long as the virus is
running in your system, it detects when you forward this letter, and to how many people.
Once the limit of 50 is reached, it deletes itself off your hard drive, and off your
computer, and will no longer pose a threat to your system.
The only reason I am doing this, is to show everyone on AOL just who is in charge here!
I have done ALOT of work, and have gained little or no respect. Well, it's now time to pay up,
and this is how I will get you to. >=)
Ignore this message. There is no such virus.
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Welcome to my hoax section if
you encounter a message about a virus please send to [email protected]
or call me on ICQ#22015420
I
do not spread hoaxes! these pages are simply to inform
other users that they are hoaxes. Please to not spread
hoaxes. Hoax warnings are typically scare alerts started
by malicious people - and passed on by innocent users
who think they are helping the community by spreading
the warning.
Do
not forward hoax messages. There have been cases where
e-mail systems have collapsed after dozens of users forwarded
a false alert to everybody in the company. Corporate users
can get rid of the hoax problem by simply setting a strict
company guideline: End users must not forward virus
alarms. Ever. If such message is received, end users could forward it to the IT department
but not to anyone else.
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