It tries to get users to forward the message with the false promise that they will get a free cellphone from the company Ericsson.

Windows 2003/XP/2000/NT/ME/98/95

Ericsson is not a virus; it is a hoax or an email message that tries to get users to forward the message with the false promise that they will get a free cellphone from the telecommunication company Ericsson if they forward it to at least 8 people.

The aim of the hoax is to get users to resend it to as many other people as possible.

You should ignore the information included in the message and delete it without sending it to anyone else.

Ericsson arrives in an apparently normal email message, but which can be identified by its message. The message text always refers to the possibility of getting a free cellphone in exchange for forwarding the message.