GHOST.EXE False Alarm
In addition to the traditional e-mail chain letter hoaxes, several
innocent programs have received lots of publicity lately as they
have been accused of being trojans or viruses.
The first example of these programs was GHOST.EXE. This is a Windows demonstration program
which displayed a graveyard and a set of ghosts in a window. On
Friday the 13th, the title of the screen was changed to 'Happy
Friday the 13th!' and the ghosts started flying around the Windows
desktop. This program was analysed and found harmless.
GHOST.EXE false alarm
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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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