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Vida

 
Threat LevelLow threatDamageHighDistributionNot widespread
Common name:Vida
Technical name:La vida es bella
Threat level:Medium
Alias:Vida Bella, La vida es bella, Life is beautiful, VidaBella, Lavidaesbella
Type:Hoax
Effects:  It generates a false alarm by reporting that there is a new virus called A VIDA É BELA.PPS, which is disguised as a PowerPoint presentation.

First detected on:Sept. 24, 2002
Detection updated on:Sept. 24, 2002
StatisticsNo

Brief Description 

    

VidaBella is not a virus; it is a hoax or an e-mail message that reports on a virus that is disguised as a PowerPoint presentation called A VIDA É BELA.PPS (Life is beautiful.pps), which doesn’t actually exist.

VidaBella tries to gain the user’s trust by citing the Microsoft and Norton as the original source of the information. Its aim is to cause alarm and get users to forward the message.

In order to avoid problems, disregard this information, as it is completely false. You should also immediately delete the message, without forwarding to anyone.

 

Visible Symptoms 

    

VidaBella arrives in an apparently normal e-mail message, but which can be identified:

  • By its subject, which is often: A new virus is circulating!!!!.
  • By its message, which always refers to a virus that is sent in a PowerPoint file (Life is beautiful.pps).

For more information, consult the section Means of transmission.

Last updated:  24/09/2002 

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