Outlook Express Virus

The Outlook Express Virus Hoax is not a virus. It is a hoax. The "virus" does not exist. There is currently no virus that has the characteristics ascribed to it. It is a sham, meant only to panic new or inexperienced computer users.

The hoax message includes the following "warning:"

WARNING!!!!

Yesterday IBM announced that Outlook Express contains a very malicious

virus!!

The virus itself threatens all your valuable data by over-clocking

your harddisk.

It also deletes the motherboard and will format your memory. Furthermore

it will make you believe everything you read.

When you use Outlook Express, delete it ASAP, otherwise the power-unit of

your computer might explode!!!

Today a spokesman of AOL confirmed the existence of the virus: "We always

knew there was something wrong with Microsoft's Outlook Express 5" he

stated, "It's a good thing US Government is investigating it now for a

while."

THIS IS NOT A JOKE!!!! MAIL THIS TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW!!!!

Please 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.

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