{"id":2512,"date":"2019-04-06T19:34:06","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:34:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=2512"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"Nuclear-Strike-Email-Hoax-(Spoof)---Hoax-Slayer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=2512","title":{"rendered":"Nuclear Strike Email Hoax (Spoof) &#8211; Hoax-Slayer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div class=\"inner-post-entry\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"color: #808080;\">This story was first published i<\/span>n 2004<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This spoof email claims that just opening an email will automatically launch a nuclear strike. \u00a0 <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HS Net Top Content Responsive --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"4870821038\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The information in the email is such an outrageous lie that even the most gullible recipient would surely recognise it as just a joke. The email mirrors the style of typical virus hoaxes, which implies that it is intended as a spoof.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"norm\" href=\"http:\/\/www.symantec.com\/avcenter\/venc\/data\/launch.nuclear.strike.now.hoax.html\">Information<\/a> about this hoax on the Symantec website states that the &#8220;email is not from Symantec, nor was any such message ever sent from Symantec&#8221;.<\/p>\n<h2>An example of the email:<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Hey. I just got this in the mail, from Symantec, so I thought I&#8217;d forward it along. It&#8217;s a new virus that we should watch out for.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>PLEASE FORWARD THIS TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT.<\/p>\n<p>Virus Update, 1\/07\/02<\/p>\n<p>Symantec Virus Alert Center<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hello Subscriber,<\/p>\n<p>As part of our ongoing effort to keep Symantec clients up to date on virus alerts, this e-mail is being sent to all Symantec subscribers. A new, deadly type of virus has been detected in the wild. You should not open any message entitled &#8220;LAUNCH NUCLEAR STRIKE NOW,&#8221; as this message has been programmed to access NORAD computers in Colorado and launch a full-scale nuclear strike on Russia and the former Soviet states. Apparently, a disgruntled ex-Communist hacker has designed a pernicious vb-script that actually bypasses the U.S. arsenal&#8217;s significant security system and takes command of missiles and bombers directly. By opening the e-mail, you may be causing Armageddon. Needless to say, Armageddon will wipe out your hard drive and damage your computer.  \u00a0Again, we warn you, PLEASE, DO NOT OPEN ANY E-MAIL ENTITLED &#8220;LAUNCH NUCLEAR STRIKE NOW.&#8221; YOU MAY CAUSE A FULL-SCALE NUCLEAR HOLOCAUST.  \u00a0As a precaution, all U.S. nuclear missiles have been set to &#8220;Do Not Author!ize Launch Via E-mail&#8221; to prevent an accidental Armageddon. However, due to a Y2K bug, the possibility still exists that you may end life as we know it on this planet by opening the aforementioned e-mail.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>VIRUS NAME: ArmaGeddyLee, HappyOrMaybeNot00, OopsWrongButton00<br \/>\nTRANSMITTAL METHOD: vb-script attached to e-mail<br \/>\nHAZARD: Extremely Super High<br \/>\nAREA OF INFECTION: Detected in wild<br \/>\nCHARACTERISTICS: Destroys life on earth via nuclear Armageddon<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Please forward this warning to everyone you can. Thank you for your attention to this matter,<\/p>\n<p>Sincerely,<\/p>\n<p>The Symantec Anti-Virus Team<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Third Content Ad Responsive --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"1909104632\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HS Net Bottom AdLinks --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\" data-ad-slot=\"1358951439\" data-ad-format=\"link\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/br><\/br> Original Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/nuclear-strike-email-hoax\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/nuclear-strike-email-hoax\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This story was first published in 2004 This spoof email claims that just opening an email will automatically launch a nuclear strike. \u00a0 The information in the email is such an outrageous lie that even the most gullible recipient would surely recognise it as just a joke. 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