People,
I am allways happy when others are trying to warn me agains anything harmfull,
especially virusses.
But please before forwarding any message to the list make sure to check what
official anti-virus program's
sites have to say about it.
Wiliam Wagenaar, Middelburg, the Netherlands
This is what McAfee has to say about this "virus".
Virus Profile
Virus Name
Bud Frogs Screen Saver Hoax
Date Added
1/26/00
Virus Characteristics
This is NOT an actual virus.
Below is a copy of the actual text which was passed around.
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1.) BUD FROGS SCREEN SAVER
PASS THIS ON FAST AND FAR--VIRUS WARNING
DANGER!!! VIRUS ALERT!!!
THIS IS A NEW TWIST. SOME SCAM-ARTIST IS SENDING OUT A VERY DESIRABLE
SCREEN-SAVER (THE BUD FROGS), BUT IF YOU DOWN-LOAD IT, YOU'LL LOSE
EVERYTHING!!!!
DON'T DOWNLOAD THIS UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES!!! HERE'S EXACTLY WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE
- AN EXACT COPY....DO NOT DOWNLOAD THE BELOW...JUST BEWARE OFIT.
IT JUST WENT INTO CIRCULATION YESTERDAY, AS FAR AS WE KNOW....BE CAREFUL.
"SAJ" 5/13/97 . . . . PLEASE DISTRIBUTE TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE ...THANX
TO ABYTEDOC / BYTEDOC1 FOR THIS INPUT.
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OR
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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 DOWN-LOAD IT, YOU'LL LOSE EVERYTHING!!!!
YOUR HARD DRIVE WILL <<>> CRASH!!
DON'T DOWNLOAD THIS UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES!!! IT JUST WENT INTO CIRCULATION 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 minute
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Indications Of Infection
Not Available...
Method Of Infection
Not Available...
Removal Instructions
Not Available...
Virus Information
Discovery Date: 3/1/99
Type: Hoax
SubType: E-mail
Risk Assessment: Low
Variants
Name Type Sub Type Differences
Unknown
Aliases
Unknown
Related Viruses
Unknown
Related Downloads
None
Related Images
None
Minimum Dat
Unknown
Minimum Engine
Unknown
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