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A screen saver hilighting the Budweiser Frogs will destroy your hard drive. Don't download it. |
DANGER!!! VIRUS ALERT!!!
Someone is sending out a screen-saver
the Budweiser Frogs.If you download it, you will lose everything!!!
Your hard drive will crash!!!
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DON'T DOWNLOAD THIS UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES!!!IT JUST WENT INTO CIRCULATION YESTERDAY, AS FAR AS WE KNOW.
PLEASE DISTRIBUTE THIS TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE...THANX BELOW IS
WHAT THE SCREENSAVER OFFER WOULD LOOK LIKE!
File: BUDSAVER.EXE (24643 bytes)
DL Time (28800 bps): < 1 minute
DANGER!!! VIRUS ALTERT!!!
Someone is sending out a screen-saver the Budweiser Frogs. If you download it, you will lose everything!!! Your hard drive will crash!!!
Here's what I did:
Aliases: The Bud Frogs
Infection length: Hoax
Area of infection: Hoax
Likelihood: Hoax
Region reported: Online
Characteristics: Hoax
Target platform: Hoax
Trigger date: Hoax
Description:
BUDSAVER.EXE is not a virus. It is a hoax. The "virus" does not exist. There is currently no virus that has the characteristics ascribed to BUDSAVER.EXE. It is a sham, meant only to panic new or inexperienced computer users.The hoax message includes the following "warning":
DANGER! VIRUS ALERT!
THIS IS A NEW TWIST. SOME CREEPOID SCAM-ARTIST IS SENDING OUT A VERY DESIRABLE SCREEN-SAVER {{THE BUD FROGS}}. IF YOU DOWNLOAD IT, YOU'LL LOSE EVERYTHING!!!! YOUR HARD DRIVE WILL <<>> CRASH!!
DON'T DOWNLOAD THIS UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES!!! IT JUST WENT INTOCIRCULATION ON 05/13/97, AS FAR AS I KNOW!! PLEASE DISTRIBUTE THIS WARNING TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE... BELOW IS WHAT THE SCREENSAVER PROGGIE WOULD LQQK LIKE!
File: BUDSAVER.EXE (24643 bytes)
DL Time (28800 bps): < 1 minutePlease ignore any messages regarding this supposed "virus" and do not pass on any messages regarding it. Passing on messages about this hoax serves only to further propagate it.
