Hacker Riot Virus Hoax Information

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Name: Hacker Riot Virus Hoax
Type: Hoax
Description:

This is not a virus but a widespread hoax. Somebody has been distributing e-mail messages like the one below in the internet. Ignore them and do not pass them on.

Date: Sun, 9 Feb 1997 21:35:59 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Fwd: This is serious guys Fw: Important Please Read!!!
VIRUS ALERT!!!!!!!!!!!...
  THERE IS GOING TO BE A RIOT FEB 14 OF HACKERS SO I WOULD NOT GET ON
  THAT WHOLE  DAY I AM TELLING YOU THIS BECAUSE YOU ARE MY FRIENDS AND I
  DONT WANT YOUR COM TO GET INFECTED FROM A HACKERS IDEA OF A FUN TIME.
  SOME THINGS THEY ARE GOING TO DO IS MAIL BOMB AND GIVE VIRUSES AND TOS
  PEPOLE OFF SO IF I WERE YOU I WOULD TELL ALL OF YOUR FRIENDS AND
  FORWARD THIS TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE AND CLEAR OUT YOUR MAIL
  BOXES THE DAY BEFORE AND DONT READ ANYTHING THE DAY AFTER JUST DELET
  IT ALL. THIS IS NOT A JOKE PLESES SEND IT TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS SOON AS
  YOU CAN!