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 John Kennedy JR
 
 Common name: John Kennedy JR
 Technical name: John Kennedy JR
 Threat Level: Low
 Alias: SCREEN SAVER
 Type: Hoax
 Effects:  It generates a false alarm by reporting that there is a screen saver called O LAP TOP DO JOHN KENNEDY JR, which supposedly contains a virus. This is completely false.

 Detection updated on: Sept. 24, 2002
 In circulation? No
  Brief Description
 

John Kennedy JR is not a virus; it is a hoax or a misleading e-mail message that tricks users into thinking that a new virus called O LAP TOP DO JOHN KENNEDY JR arrives hidden in a screen saver. This virus doesn’t actually exist.

John Kennedy JR tries to alarm the user by claiming that it is capable of formatting the hard drive.

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.

 
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  Visible Symptoms
 

John Kennedy JR arrives in an apparently normal e-mail message, but which can be identified by its message. The message text always refers to a virus hidden in a screen saver called O LAP TOP DO JOHN KENNEDY JR, which is supposed to format the hard drive.



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Last updated:  Sept. 24, 2002 

 

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