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Frog and Fish warnings

 
Threat LevelLow threatDamageHighDistributionNot widespread
Common name:Frog and Fish warnings
Technical name:Frog and Fish warnings
Threat level:Medium
Alias:Frog in a blender, Fish in a bowl
Type:Hoax
Effects:  It generates a false alarm by reporting that there are two jokes that are supposedly computer viruses.

Detection updated on:Jan. 28, 2004
StatisticsNo

Brief Description 

    

Frog and Fish warnings is not a virus; it is a hoax or an e-mail message that tricks users into thinking that two jokes referred to a frog (BLENDER.EXE) and a fish (FISH.EXE) are actually viruses. In fact, though these files could be infected by a virus present on the computer, they have no viral nature by themselves.

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 it to anyone.

Visible Symptoms 

    

Frog and Fish warnings arrives in an apparently normal e-mail message, but which can be identified by its message. The message text always refers to two jokes that supposedly are computer viruses.

Last updated:  28/01/2004 

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