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An Internet flower for you

The following is the text usually shown in the An Internet flower for you hoax email. There may be other variations on a similar theme, as well as other language versions.

Hoax text

BEWARE!
Subject: New Virus found!!

Intel announced that a new and very destructive virus was discovered
recently. If you receive an email called "An Internet Flower For You",
do not open it. Delete it right away! This virus removes all dynamic
link libraries from your computer. Your computer will not be able to
boot up.

SEND THIS TO EVERYONE ON YOUR CONTACT LIST!!
	

VB reminds users: if you receive a virus warning message, do not forward the message to all your friends/colleagues, as it may suggest in the text. If you have verified that the message is a hoax, simply delete it. If you are unsure, forward the message to your IT administrator. Failing that, forward it to hoax@virusbtn.com. It is possible that you may receive a hoax email with a file attachment. Since it is possible that these attachments could be infected VB advises such files to be be treated with the same caution as any other unexpected message attachment and urges users not to open them.

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