[iwar] Klingerman virus rumor control

From: Fred Cohen (fc@all.net)
Date: 2001-10-09 10:58:18

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It seems the Klingerman virus hoax is starting to spread again.  Please

contact your rumpor control people and have this particular one
appropriately supressed...

Virus hoaxes:
	http://www.europe.f-secure.com/hoaxes/klingerm.shtml

Hoax Warnings

          NAME:
                Klingerman Virus hoax
          ALIAS:
                Clingerman

         During May, 2000, a warning about Klingerman virus became
         widespread in USA and Europe. This warning is confirmed to be a hoax
         by CDC - the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. You can
         read their official statement if you follow the below link: 

         http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/kingerman_hoax.htm 

         The original hoax message looks like this: 

         ---- 

          Subject: Fw: virus warning but not e-mail

 This is an alert about a virus in the original sense of the
          word...one that affects your body, not your hard drive.

          There have been23 confirmed cases of people attacked by the
          Klingerman Virus, a virus that arrives in your real mail box,
          not your  e-mail in box.

          Someonehas been mailing large blue envelopes, seemingly at
          random, to people inside the US.  On the front of the envelope
          in bold black letters is printed, "A gift for you from the
          Klingerman Foundation." When the envelopes are opened, there is
          a small sponge sealed in plastic. This sponge carries what has
          come to be known as the Klingerman Virus, as public health
          officials state this is a strain of  virus they have not
          previously encountered.

          When asked for comment, Florida police Sergeant Stetson said,
          "We are working with the CDC and the USPS, but have so far been
          unable to track down the origins of these letters.  The
          returnaddresses have all been different, and we are certain a
          re-mailing service is being used, making our jobs that much more
          difficult." Those who have come in contact with the Klingerman
          Virus have been hospitalized with severe dysentery.  So far
          seven of the twenty-three victims have died.

          There is no legitimate Klingerman Foundation mailing unsolicited
          gifts.  If you receive an oversized blue envelope in the mail
          marked, "A gift from the Klingerman foundation", DO NOT open it.
          Place the envelope in a strong plastic bag or container, and
          call the police immediately. The "gift" inside is one you
          definitely do not want.

          PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO EVERYONE YOU CARE ABOUT.

         --- 

         There is also another shorter version of this hoax: 

         --- 

          IMPORTANT WARNING!!!  RANDOM PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES, CANADA
          AND SO ON HAVE BEGAN RECEIVING A BIG BLUE ENVELOPE THROUGH THE
          MAIL THIS ENVELOPE IS ADDRESSED TO RANDOM PEOPLE IT READS A
          GIFT FOR YOU FROM THE CLINGERMAN FOUNDATION. INSIDE THIS
          CONTAINS A SEALED SPONGE CONTAINING THE CLINGERMAN VIRUS
          THIS IS NOT A JOKE! AT LEAST 23 PEOPLE HOSPITALIZED AND SEVEN
          DEATHS HAVE OCCURED. WE HAVE BEEN ASKED IF RECIEVED A BIG BLUE
          ENVELOPE ADRESSED AS SUCH TO PUT IN A PLASTIC BAG AND CALL LOCAL
          POLICE DPT. AGAIN DO NOT OPEN THIS!!!!!

         --- 

         If you receive either of these messages or something similar, please ignore it and do not pass it on. 

FC
--This communication is confidential to the parties it is intended to serve--
Fred Cohen		Fred Cohen & Associates.........tel/fax:925-454-0171
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