From Symantec's website:
Flower for You Hoax
Reported on: August 1, 2000
This information is a hoax and should be ignored.Sample of hoax message:
Just received the attached from one of our clients. BEWARE!Subject: New
Virus found!!Intel announced that a new and verydestructive virus was
discoveredrecently.If you receive an email called "An Internet Flower For
You", do not open it.Delete it right away! This virus removes all dynamic
link libraries from your computer. Your computer will not be able to boot
up.SEND THIS TO EVERYONE ON YOUR CONTACT LIST!!
Category: Hoax
Please ignore any messages regarding this hoax and do not pass on messages.
Passing on messages about the hoax only serves to further propagate it.
-----Original Message-----
From: Infologistix [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 15 January 2001 13:38
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Virus? Warning? or Hoax?
This is an original message from John Ross, NOT a forwarded or generated
message.
I have received, apparently from someone I know and would trust, a
warning of a couple of viruses (Pretty Park and An Internet Flower for You).
Since they ask me to forward the warning to everyone in my Address Book (NOT
DONE!) they have all the hallmarks of a virus propagation or a hoax.
Any of our virus-hunting colleagues know whether these are genuine
or pranks (or worse)?
John Ross
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Infologistix Ltd
4 Wesleyan Chapel Walk
Stapleford
NOTTINGHAM NG9 8BQ
ENGLAND
tel: +44 (0)115 939 9907
fax: +44 (0)115 939 9117
web: www.infologistix.co.uk/infologistix
Information Management Consultancy
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